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mistaken - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mistaken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mistaken [ p. p.]
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2 . Mistaken [ p.a.]
- Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.
- Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.

Meaning of 'mistaken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mistaken [ s]
Meaning (1):
- arising from error
Example in sentence:
  • a false assumption;
  • a mistaken view of the situation
Meaning (2):
- wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • a mistaken belief;
  • mistaken identity;
  • well-meaning but misguided teachers