Hypernyms for "mistake"
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Hypernyms
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balls-up
ballup
betise
bloomer
blooper
blot
blunder
boner
boo-boo
botch
bungle
cockup
confound
confuse
confusion
corrigendum
distortion
erratum
fall for
flub
folly
foolishness
foul-up
fuckup
imbecility
incursion
lapse
literal
literal error
mess-up
miscalculation
miscue
misestimation
misjudge
misprint
misreckoning
misremember
mix-up
offside
omission
oversight
parapraxis
pratfall
renege
revoke
skip
slip
slip up
slip-up
smear
smirch
spot
stain
stumble
stupidity
trip up
typo
typographical error
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.