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trip up vs mistake

mistake vs trip up

trip up is not a noun while mistake is a noun.

trip up and mistake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trip up No No Yes No
mistake Yes No Yes No
As verbs, mistake is a hypernym of trip up; that is, mistake is a word with a broader meaning than trip up:
  • trip up: make an error
  • mistake: to make a mistake or be incorrect
Other hypernyms of trip up include err, slip.
trip up (noun) mistake (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
trip up (verb) mistake (verb)
detect a blunder or misstep to make a mistake or be incorrect
make an error identify incorrectly
cause to stumble
Difference between trip up and mistake

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