mistakenadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈsteɪk(ə)n/, U.S.

/məˈsteɪk(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– mistaken, 1900s– mistaen (Scottish).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English mistaken , mistake v.

Etymology: < mistaken, past participle of mistake v. Compare earlier mistaking n.

1. Wrongly conceived, entertained, or carried out; erroneous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective]

unrightlyeOE

leasea900

falsec1175

untruec1370

untruefulc1380

erroneousc1400

fallacec1400

wrongc1420

unsubstantialc1455

wrongfulc1470

unrighteous1507

improper1531

perverse1531

mistaken1540

square1549

truthless1568

uncorrect1568

misconceiveda1612

errorous1633

swervinga1638

tralatitious1645

out of the way1676

wrongous1768

aberrated1834

aberrational1837

unsubstantiated1837

unevidenced1842

non-realistic1882

unsubstantiate1890

screwed-up1942

disauthentic1960

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > [adjective]

falsec1175

ungroundedc1380

ungroundable1395

erroneousc1400

wrongc1400

rotten1529

mistaken1540

sinistral1542

sinistrous1562

errorful1570

unsolid1593

unsound1595

misgrounded1606

mistaking1631

errorous1633

unbottomed1641

erratile1652

heterodox1654

unbased1860

misfelt1935

fuzzy1937

flaky1972

1540 T. Wyatt Let. to Cromwell f. 250 It myght have made a procedyng apon a mistaken certentye, and in conclusion have come to none effect.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 166 These curst words being to a madde man..distractedly falle into that miserable estate by mistaken loue.

1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 21 The mistaken estimate of the generality of men.

1700 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage 123 Of these Lines he gives a foul and mistaken Translation.

1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 22 Friends councel quick Dismission of our Grief; Mistaken Kindness! our Hearts heal too soon.

1840 C. Brontë Let. ?14 Aug. (1995) I. 225 A Mistaken Education had utterly spoiled..the lass.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 158 We can only suppose that a mistaken feeling of loyalty hindered him.

1897 W. E. Gladstone Eastern Crisis 2 The unwise and mistaken views of some Powers have brought dishonour upon the whole.

1913 J. Brandt Petticoat Commando 148 Men who, through a mistaken sense of duty, surrendered themselves to the enemy, in order to bring the war to a speedy termination.

1987 S. Weintraub Victoria (1988) ii. 46 The tough constitution of the Duke began to give way under the mistaken medical practices of the day.

†2. Wrongly supposed to be so; wrongly taken for something else; misunderstood, misconceived. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adjective] > wrongly identified

mistaken1597

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [adjective] > misinterpreted

misunderstooda1586

misconceived1592

misconceited1598

misconstrued1600

misprized1600

mal-entendu1618

misapprehended1646

mistaken1744

misfelt1935

1597 N. Breton Auspicante Jehoua f. 6 Martha..complained to thee of hir sisters mistaken & mistermed idlenes.

1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 10 The watchful travellour That by the Moons mistaken light did rise.

1744 C. Willats Assize Serm. at York 26 This greatly mistaken passage..could not possibly have been mistaken..if it had not been first mispointed.

a1775 D. Garrick Let. 21 May (1963) III. 1288 M^r Garrick presents his Comp^ts to M^r Fountain, & is much Oblig'd to him for setting that much Mistaken affair right.

3. Of a person or persons: having a wrong opinion or judgement; labouring under a misapprehension.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [adjective]

amiss1582

mistaking1582

misconceiving1590

misconceived1592

misconstruing1593

misconceited1598

mistaken1600

misunderstanding1610

misconstruous1632

misapprehensive1646

1600 N. Breton Pasquils Mistresse 485 But twas a dreame of some mistaken creatures, That women will be curst, nor false to no man.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. ii. 35 And she (mistaken) seemes to dote on me.

1660 T. Blount Boscobel 55 An imputation (laid on them by some mistaken Zelots) of disloyalty.

1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke ii, in Misc. Poems 368 Yet am not I the first mistaken Maid, By Love of Courts to num'rous Ills betray'd.

1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. iv. 87 You'll find your self mistaken in my Mother.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxvi. 67 I think him, honest, though mistaken.

1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. 11 A hundred years after the publication of his great book, there ought not to be so many mistaken people vainly acting in opposition to his lessons.

1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xx. 228 The thought of Dejah Thoris drove from my mind all desire to kill my mistaken host.

4. Of a person's identity: with regard to which a mistake is or has been made.

ΚΠ

1856 C. Reade Courier of Lyons 3 (notes) Mistaken identity. The father believes his own son was his assailant.

1865 Remarkable Convictions 26 (heading) Mistaken Identity.

1959 N. Marsh Singing in Shrouds xi. 233 Some cruelly ludicrous scene of mistaken identity.

1977 Sniffin' Glue July 8 Paul and Crocker horrify party-goers by ‘canning’ an innocent prefect. A case of mistaken I.D.

2000 N. DeMille Lion's Game i. 4 I was playing dodge-the-bullets..in what was probably a case of mistaken identity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistaken
释义	mistakenadj. Brit. /mᵻˈsteɪk(ə)n/, U.S. /məˈsteɪk(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– mistaken, 1900s– mistaen (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English mistaken , mistake v. Etymology: < mistaken, past participle of mistake v. Compare earlier mistaking n. 1. Wrongly conceived, entertained, or carried out; erroneous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] unrightlyeOE leasea900 falsec1175 untruec1370 untruefulc1380 erroneousc1400 fallacec1400 wrongc1420 unsubstantialc1455 wrongfulc1470 unrighteous1507 improper1531 perverse1531 mistaken1540 square1549 truthless1568 uncorrect1568 misconceiveda1612 errorous1633 swervinga1638 tralatitious1645 out of the way1676 wrongous1768 aberrated1834 aberrational1837 unsubstantiated1837 unevidenced1842 non-realistic1882 unsubstantiate1890 screwed-up1942 disauthentic1960 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > [adjective] falsec1175 ungroundedc1380 ungroundable1395 erroneousc1400 wrongc1400 rotten1529 mistaken1540 sinistral1542 sinistrous1562 errorful1570 unsolid1593 unsound1595 misgrounded1606 mistaking1631 errorous1633 unbottomed1641 erratile1652 heterodox1654 unbased1860 misfelt1935 fuzzy1937 flaky1972 1540 T. Wyatt Let. to Cromwell f. 250 It myght have made a procedyng apon a mistaken certentye, and in conclusion have come to none effect. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 166 These curst words being to a madde man..distractedly falle into that miserable estate by mistaken loue. 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 21 The mistaken estimate of the generality of men. 1700 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage 123 Of these Lines he gives a foul and mistaken Translation. 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 22 Friends councel quick Dismission of our Grief; Mistaken Kindness! our Hearts heal too soon. 1840 C. Brontë Let. ?14 Aug. (1995) I. 225 A Mistaken Education had utterly spoiled..the lass. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 158 We can only suppose that a mistaken feeling of loyalty hindered him. 1897 W. E. Gladstone Eastern Crisis 2 The unwise and mistaken views of some Powers have brought dishonour upon the whole. 1913 J. Brandt Petticoat Commando 148 Men who, through a mistaken sense of duty, surrendered themselves to the enemy, in order to bring the war to a speedy termination. 1987 S. Weintraub Victoria (1988) ii. 46 The tough constitution of the Duke began to give way under the mistaken medical practices of the day. †2. Wrongly supposed to be so; wrongly taken for something else; misunderstood, misconceived. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adjective] > wrongly identified mistaken1597 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [adjective] > misinterpreted misunderstooda1586 misconceived1592 misconceited1598 misconstrued1600 misprized1600 mal-entendu1618 misapprehended1646 mistaken1744 misfelt1935 1597 N. Breton Auspicante Jehoua f. 6 Martha..complained to thee of hir sisters mistaken & mistermed idlenes. 1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 10 The watchful travellour That by the Moons mistaken light did rise. 1744 C. Willats Assize Serm. at York 26 This greatly mistaken passage..could not possibly have been mistaken..if it had not been first mispointed. a1775 D. Garrick Let. 21 May (1963) III. 1288 M^r Garrick presents his Comp^ts to M^r Fountain, & is much Oblig'd to him for setting that much Mistaken affair right. 3. Of a person or persons: having a wrong opinion or judgement; labouring under a misapprehension. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [adjective] amiss1582 mistaking1582 misconceiving1590 misconceived1592 misconstruing1593 misconceited1598 mistaken1600 misunderstanding1610 misconstruous1632 misapprehensive1646 1600 N. Breton Pasquils Mistresse 485 But twas a dreame of some mistaken creatures, That women will be curst, nor false to no man. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. ii. 35 And she (mistaken) seemes to dote on me. View more context for this quotation 1660 T. Blount Boscobel 55 An imputation (laid on them by some mistaken Zelots) of disloyalty. 1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke ii, in Misc. Poems 368 Yet am not I the first mistaken Maid, By Love of Courts to num'rous Ills betray'd. 1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. iv. 87 You'll find your self mistaken in my Mother. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxvi. 67 I think him, honest, though mistaken. 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. 11 A hundred years after the publication of his great book, there ought not to be so many mistaken people vainly acting in opposition to his lessons. 1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xx. 228 The thought of Dejah Thoris drove from my mind all desire to kill my mistaken host. 4. Of a person's identity: with regard to which a mistake is or has been made. ΚΠ 1856 C. Reade Courier of Lyons 3 (notes) Mistaken identity. The father believes his own son was his assailant. 1865 Remarkable Convictions 26 (heading) Mistaken Identity. 1959 N. Marsh Singing in Shrouds xi. 233 Some cruelly ludicrous scene of mistaken identity. 1977 Sniffin' Glue July 8 Paul and Crocker horrify party-goers by ‘canning’ an innocent prefect. A case of mistaken I.D. 2000 N. DeMille Lion's Game i. 4 I was playing dodge-the-bullets..in what was probably a case of mistaken identity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1540
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