mistaken
Origin of mistaken
1Other words for mistaken
| 1 | inaccurate, misconceived |
Other words from mistaken
- mis·tak·en·ly, adverb
- mis·tak·en·ness, noun
- un·mis·tak·en, adjective
Words Nearby mistaken
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How to use mistaken in a sentence
Rodriguez did not respond to a request for comment about his mistaken reference to Walthour’s affidavit.
Ruling on Murder Case by Judge Suffering From Dementia Will Stand, Court Says | by Joe Sexton | March 5, 2021 | ProPublicaThis morning, to better understand what’s going on with the younger companies hoping to help you finance your next mistaken purchase, let’s check out earnings results from Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm.
As BNPL startups raise, a look at Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay earnings | Alex Wilhelm | February 26, 2021 | TechCrunchTwins, siblings, doubles, assumed names, mistaken identities.
In Starz's Enchanting The Luminaries, Fate and Free Will Battle Amid New Zealand's Gold Rush | Judy Berman | February 12, 2021 | TimeThe study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, revealed an unknown mummification technique, along with a strange tale of grave robbing, family devotion, and mistaken identity.
Ancient embalmers used mud to hold a damaged mummy together | Kiona N. Smith | February 4, 2021 | Ars TechnicaPeople may be inclined to travel because of a mistaken perception that the pandemic is better controlled now than it was earlier in the year.
The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been. Why Aren’t We Acting Like It? | Jamie Ducharme | November 19, 2020 | Time
Democrats would be mistaken to underestimate Mike Huckabee, perhaps the strongest Republican presidential contender.
Under the most charitable interpretation, his administration was simply mistaken.
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone | Nick Gillespie | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJackson volunteered this information to detectives, just before the trial, in the mistaken belief that it would help Wise.
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 | 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.
A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System | Eleanor Clift | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnShe fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIt has been mistaken for Strongyloides intestinalis and for Filaria sanguinis hominis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddBut the next moment I found I was mistaken, for Ethne was holding out both hands to me in greeting.
Uncanny Tales | VariousA single platelet lying upon a red corpuscle may easily be mistaken for a malarial parasite (Plate VI).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for mistaken
/ (mɪˈsteɪkən) /
(usually predicative) wrong in opinion, judgment, etc: she is mistaken
arising from error in judgment, opinion, etc: a mistaken viewpoint
Derived forms of mistaken
- mistakenly, adverb
- mistakenness, noun
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