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mistaken

[ mi-stey-kuhn ]
/ mɪˈsteɪ kən /
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adjective

wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
erroneous; incorrect; wrong: a mistaken answer.
having made a mistake; being in error.

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Origin of mistaken

First recorded in 1590–1600; past participle of mistake; see -en3

SYNONYMS FOR mistaken

1 inaccurate, misconceived.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mistaken

mis·tak·en·ly, adverbmis·tak·en·ness, nounun·mis·tak·en, adjective
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Words related to mistaken

erroneous, inaccurate, inappropriate, confused, misled, untrue, faulty, misguided, unfounded, illogical, false, deluded, confounded, misunderstanding, warranted, fooled, deceived, tricked, misconstrued, misjudging

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British Dictionary definitions for mistaken

mistaken
/ (mɪˈsteɪkən) /

adjective

(usually predicative) wrong in opinion, judgment, etcshe is mistaken
arising from error in judgment, opinion, etca mistaken viewpoint

Derived forms of mistaken

mistakenly, adverbmistakenness, noun
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