mistaken

[ mi-stey-kuhn ]

adjective

1. wrongly conceived, held, or done:

   a mistaken antagonism.

   Synonyms: inaccurate

2. erroneous; incorrect; wrong:

   a mistaken answer.

3. having made a mistake; being in error.

mistaken

/ mɪˈsteɪkən /

adjective

1. usually predicative wrong in opinion, judgment, etc

   she is mistaken

2. arising from error in judgment, opinion, etc

   a mistaken viewpoint

Derived Forms

• misˈtakenly, adverb
• misˈtakenness, noun

Other Words From

• mis·tak·en·ly adverb
• mis·tak·en·ness noun
• un·mis·tak·en adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mistaken¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; past participle of mistake; -en ³

Example Sentences

Democrats would be mistaken to underestimate Mike Huckabee, perhaps the strongest Republican presidential contender.

From The Daily Beast

Under the most charitable interpretation, his administration was simply mistaken.

From The Daily Beast

Jackson volunteered this information to detectives, just before the trial, in the mistaken belief that it would help Wise.

From The Daily Beast

Mapei is soft-spoken, but that should not be mistaken for modesty.

From The Daily Beast

“If you looked into his background for 30 seconds,” says Bogucki, you would have seen this was a case of mistaken identity.

From The Daily Beast

But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.

From Project Gutenberg

She fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken.

From Project Gutenberg

It has been mistaken for Strongyloides intestinalis and for Filaria sanguinis hominis.

From Project Gutenberg

But the next moment I found I was mistaken, for Ethne was holding out both hands to me in greeting.

From Project Gutenberg

A single platelet lying upon a red corpuscle may easily be mistaken for a malarial parasite (Plate VI).

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• confounded
• confused
• deceived
• deluded
• duped
• fooled
• misguided
• misinformed
• misinterpreting
• misjudging
• misled
• tricked