Mistake and Variation

Mistake

Mistake noun - A wrong judgment.

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Variation and mistake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Mistake".

Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Mistake and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mistake" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

particular	particular mistake	particular variation
similar	similar mistake	similar variation
common	common mistake	common variation
simple	simple mistake	simple variation
Other adjectives: small, real, great, serious, little, slight, innocent, possible, minor, occasional, recent.

A variation in Invader Zim: Zim gets a "Megadoomer" mech (by mistake), and stomps over to Dib's house; the Megadoomer makes itself invisible, but...

Source: You Can See Me?
Arrested Development uses a variation of this, "I've made a huge mistake".

Source: My God What Have I Done / Live-Action TV
A variation in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Put That Putter Away": Candace apparently has such poor handwriting that when she writes the word "busted" on a piece of paper, both Stacy and Phineas mistake it for a drawing of dancing weasels.

Source: Playing Pictionary

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