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mistaken

[mi-stey-kuhn]

adjective

  1. wrongly conceived, held, or done.

    a mistaken antagonism.

    Synonyms:
  2. erroneous; incorrect; wrong.

    a mistaken answer.

  3. having made a mistake; being in error.



mistaken

/ ɪˈٱɪə /

adjective

  1. (usually predicative) wrong in opinion, judgment, etc

    she is mistaken

  2. arising from error in judgment, opinion, etc

    a mistaken viewpoint

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • mistakenly adverb
  • mistakenness noun
  • unmistaken adjective
  • ˈٲԲԱ noun
  • ˈٲԱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mistaken1

First recorded in 1590–1600; past participle of mistake; -en 3
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She had been mistaken for the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and abducted from her London home on 29 December 1969.

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After his mistaken deportation was made public, The New York Times reported that Trump administration officials worked to manufacture an excuse for his removal.

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