to make or form amiss; to spoil in making.-to take or choose wrongly.-to take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.-to substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.-to have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.-to err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.-an apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.-misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.