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Common collocations with mistaken in American Collocation

mistaken adjective

US /mɪˈsteɪkən/

fundamentally
gravely
grossly
much
profoundly
sadly
seriously
very much

They would be profoundly mistaken if they thought so.

Unless I’m very much mistaken, this will prove to be a bestseller.

belief

assumption
belief
conclusion
explanation
idea
impression
interpretation
notion
perception
view

Normandy villages were destroyed in the mistaken belief that they housed the German army.

identity

identification
identity

He felt that it was a case of mistaken identity but could not find the real culprit.

be
prove

This idea later proved seriously mistaken.