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[ mi-stey-kuhn ] / mɪˈsteɪ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mistaken ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism. erroneous; incorrect; wrong: a mistaken answer. having made a mistake; being in error. Origin of mistakenFirst recorded in 1590–1600; past participle of mistake; see -en3 SYNONYMS FOR mistaken1 inaccurate, misconceived. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mistaken ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM mistakenmis·tak·en·ly, adverbmis·tak·en·ness, nounun·mis·tak·en, adjectiveWords nearby mistakenmissy, mist, mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken, mistal, Mistassini, mistbow, mistcoat, misteach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mistakenDemocrats would be mistaken to underestimate Mike Huckabee, perhaps the strongest Republican presidential contender. Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Jackson volunteered this information to detectives, just before the trial, in the mistaken belief that it would help Wise. The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mapei is soft-spoken, but that should not be mistaken for modesty. The Swedish Queen of Soulful Pop: Mapei Won’t Wait for You to Listen|Caitlin Dickson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST “If you looked into his background for 30 seconds,” says Bogucki, you would have seen this was a case of mistaken identity. A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System|Eleanor Clift|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the child turned around and wondered why he had been hit, it turned out that Bodenheimer had mistaken him for another child. This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student|Batya Ungar-Sargon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST My anxieties, too, were increased by the mistaken kindness of my companions, who would persist in riding beside me and conversing. An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah|Beth Ellis Was she mistaken that they were full of a wordless apology, she wondered, even as she greeted the two cordially. The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring These laws, though founded on mistaken principles, undoubtedly restored the national silk trade for a while. The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3)|Leonard Williams At least half of the disappointments and failures of marriage arose from the mistaken training of good women. The Secret Life |Elizabeth Bisland The truth is, that Moses was mistaken, and upon that mistake the christians located their heaven and their hell. Mistakes of Moses|Robert G. Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for mistaken
adjective(usually predicative) wrong in opinion, judgment, etcshe is mistaken arising from error in judgment, opinion, etca mistaken viewpoint Derived forms of mistakenmistakenly, adverbmistakenness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mistakenerroneous, inaccurate, inappropriate, confused, misled, untrue, faulty, misguided, unfounded, illogical, false, deluded, confounded, misunderstanding, warranted, fooled, deceived, tricked, misconstrued, misjudging |