Mistaken - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mɪˈsteɪkən|  American pronunciation of the word mistaken
Brit.  |mɪˈsteɪk(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word mistaken
- this word is a past participle form of the irregular verbto mistake

adjective

- wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment (syn: misguided)
a mistaken belief
mistaken identity
- arising from error (syn: false)
a mistaken view of the situation

Extra examples

You'll find yourself mistaken in my mother.

They assured me that I was quite mistaken.

They arrested the wrong man. It was a case of mistaken identity.

After mature reflection, he concluded that he had been mistaken.

...the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language—words do indeed change their meanings over time...

...often mistaken for a dullard because he never said much in discussions...

...their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them...

...the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart...

The mistaken attempts to assimilate Lindner's paintings into the Pop Art movement in the 1960s ...

...the red, black, and yellow banded king snake is sometimes mistaken for the venomous coral snake...

It was a case of mistaken identity. They mistook him for John.

You are mistaken.

They were well-intentioned, though mistaken, men.

And when my hope was at the top, I was worst mistaken.

One theory was that the attack was a case of mistaken identity.

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