4
mess(noun, verb, break, disorder, difficulty)
4
misapply(verb, fail, confuse, misconstrue, misunderstand)
4
misconstruction(noun, error, delusion, misunderstanding, misconception)
4
mishap(noun, action, act, defeat, blow)
4
mix up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, disorder)
4
neglect(noun, lapse, error, blunder, misunderstanding)
4
overestimate(verb, suppose, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret)
4
peccadillo
4
setback(defeat, back, blow, slow, failure)
4
shortcoming(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
4
slipup(noun, slip, failure, fault, lapse)
4
take for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, misconstrue, misunderstand)
4
underestimate(verb, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret, overestimate)
3
fumble(noun, verb, disorder, slip, spoil)
3
make a mistake(expression, idiom, fall, blunder, tumble)
3
accident(noun, action, upset, act, thing)
3
amiss
3
annulment(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavism(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
atavist(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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