What does mistaken mean?

Definitions for mistaken
mɪˈsteɪ kənmis·tak·en

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. misguided, mistakenadjective

    wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

    "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

  2. false, mistakenadjective

    arising from error

    "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

Wiktionary

  1. mistakenadjective

    erroneous.

    This is a clear case of mistaken identity.

  2. mistakenadjective

    (with a copula verb) To have an incorrect belief.

    I think you must be mistaken.

ChatGPT

  1. mistaken

    "Mistaken" refers to having a wrong or incorrect understanding, perception, or interpretation of something. It can also mean erroneously believing, assuming or comprehending, or even wrongly doing or conducting something. Mistaken is often used to describe wrong decisions, actions, identities, or judgements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mistaken

    of Mistake

  2. Mistaken

    being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken

  3. Mistaken

    erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistaken in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistaken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mistaken in a Sentence

  1. Mike Pompeo:

    Our restraint to this point should not be mistaken by Iran for a lack of resolve.

  2. Arthur Schopenhauer:

    Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

  3. Oliver Cromwell:

    I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

  4. Chuck Schumer:

    If Republicans think Betsy DeVos can quickly jam through a whole slate of nominees without a fair hearing process, Betsy DeVos’re sorely mistaken.

  5. Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Crabb:

    Jones repeatedly and unequivocally told his attorneys that his parents were mistaken and that he was not at home the night of the murder.

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