1. And some of them share the habit of mistaking their departmental interest for that of society's.
2. A janitor found his body in shrubbery near a parking lot, first mistaking him for a slumbering drunkard.
3. While time has added wrinkles and gray hair on Liang, there is no mistaking the eyes and confident smile of the girl on the note.
4. In other cases, firms may make the error of mistaking culture for identity.
5. Experts believe the bird might be mistaking its image in the mirror as another bird.
6. Jin said she later regretted mistaking the movie star for her husband's paramour.
7. Even with her wrinkles and gray hair now, there is no mistaking Liang's bright eyes and confident smile on the note.
8. Zhang said police asked him that day, apparently mistaking the red Chinese flag with that of the Soviet's.
9. Apart from mistaking geishas for prostitutes, they have also failed to distinguish between acting and real life.
10. Zhang said the police officer asked him, apparently mistaking the red Chinese flag for the flag of the former Soviet Union.
noun
1. putting the wrong interpretation on
e.g. his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
there was no mistaking her meaning
Synonym: misinterpretation misunderstanding