Definition mistaken in British English

mistaken adjective

adjective

/mɪˈsteɪkən/

if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something

Example

He may have been mistaken about what he saw.

Example

If you think I'm going to help, you're sadly mistaken.

Example

She is mistaken in thinking that the report was written last year.

Synonyms and related words

mistaken wrong at cross purposes

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a mistaken belief, idea, opinion etc is not correct

Example

He was under the mistaken impression that I liked him.

Synonyms and related words

abstract central theoretical

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