A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.

I think Duncan's made a mistake,

My mistake was I stayed there too long,

We made a mistake here. We own up to it. We acknowledge that mistake and we want to make sure it doesn't happen again.

I feel that we may have a huge misunderstanding. I certainly did not intend for it to be an ultimatum. I apologize for that, and if you would like for me to provide a public apology . . . I will do that.

The most unbearable thing is being misunderstood by your loved ones.