make a mistake🔊verb1To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)Synonymsblow it, bobble, boob, crap up, drop a bollock, drop the ball, err, flub, flub up, foul up, fuck up, goof, goof up, make a mistake, mess up, misdo, misstep, put a foot wrong, screw up, slip up, stuff up, stumble, trip over the wire, trip upRelated termserrorHyponymsmiscorrect, misbrand, misstate, fluff, put one's foot in it, fuck the dog, crash and burn, blunder, screw the pooch