mistaken

  • 11mistaken — UK [mɪˈsteɪkən] / US adjective 1) [never before noun] if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something mistaken about: He may have been mistaken about what he saw. sadly mistaken: If you think I m going to help, you re sadly mistaken. be… …

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  • 12mistaken — mis|tak|en [mıˈsteıkən] adj 1.) be mistaken if you are mistaken, you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw ▪ It can t have been my car. You must be mistaken. ▪ I thought he said 12 o clock, but I might have been mistaken. ▪… …

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  • 13mistaken — adjective 1 (not before noun) someone who is mistaken is wrong about something: be mistaken: I thought I saw her at the movies but I guess I was mistaken. 2 mistaken idea/belief/impression etc a mistaken belief etc is not correct or is based on… …

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  • 14mistaken — adj. 1) mistaken about; in 2) mistaken for (she was mistaken for her sister) * * * [mɪ steɪkən] in mistaken about mistaken for (she was mistaken for her sister) …

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  • 15mistaken — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ That view seems mistaken. ADVERB ▪ badly, fundamentally, gravely …

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  • 16mistaken — [mɪˈsteɪkən] adj 1) if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something If you think I m going to help, you re sadly mistaken.[/ex] 2) a mistaken belief, idea, opinion etc is not correct mistakenly adv 3) He mistakenly believed that she was… …

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  • 17mistaken — mistakenly, adv. mistakenness, n. /mi stay keuhn/, adj. 1. wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism. 2. erroneous; incorrect; wrong: a mistaken answer. 3. having made a mistake; being in error. [1590 1600; ptp. of MISTAKE; see EN3] …

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  • 18mistaken — adjective /mɪsˈteɪkən/ a) erroneous. This is a clear case of mistaken identity. b) (with a copula verb) To have an incorrect belief. I think you must be mistaken …

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  • 19mistaken — adjective 1) such a mistaken view Syn: inaccurate, wrong, erroneous, incorrect, off beam, false, fallacious, unfounded, misguided 2) you are mistaken there Syn: misinformed, wrong …

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  • 20mistaken — adj. 1 wrong in opinion or judgement. 2 based on or resulting from this (mistaken loyalty; mistaken identity). Derivatives: mistakenly adv. mistakenness n …

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