honest mistake

noun

A blunder committed innocently.

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Meanings

nounhonest mistake (plural honest mistakes)

plural honest mistakes

  1. A blunder committed innocently.
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APA

honest mistake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20mistake

MLA

“honest mistake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20mistake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honest mistake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20mistake.

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