mistaken
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mistaken
/məˈsteɪkən/
adjective
mistaken
/məˈsteɪkən/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISTAKEN
[more mistaken; most mistaken]
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not correct
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incorrect or wrong
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I may be mistaken, but I think we've met before.
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If you think the job is finished, you are sadly/badly/sorely mistaken.
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He ignored the law in the mistaken belief that he was immune from punishment.
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If I'm not mistaken, the bus leaves at 7:00.
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a mistaken assumption
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Her arrest was a case of mistaken identity. [=she was arrested because the police thought she was someone else]
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a mistaken impression/interpretation
— mistakenly
adverb-
He mistakenly believed that he was immune from punishment.
