Definitions for mistaken
mɪˈsteɪ kənmis·tak·en

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

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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.

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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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1. mankiest

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say mistaken in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Tony Scott:

   Anybody who thinks any one thing is the absolute defense is probably mistaken.

3. Jane Austen, Emma:

   Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

4. Matthew McReynolds:

   Acalanes High School and the district have defied common sense, ignored the law and broken parents’ trust, these administrators are acting like schoolyard bullies. If they think intimidation is going to work on us or these parents, they are greatly mistaken.

5. 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.

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