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mis·tak·en  (m-stkn)
v.
Past participle of mistake.
adj.
1. Wrong or incorrect in opinion, understanding, or perception.
2. Based on error; wrong: a mistaken view of the situation.

mis·taken·ly adv.

mistaken
Adjective
1. wrong in opinion or judgment
2. arising from error in opinion or judgment: a mistaken viewpoint
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mistaken - wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
2.mistaken - arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"
incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"

mistaken
adjective 1. wrong, incorrect, misled, in the wrong, misguided, off the mark, off target, wide of the mark, misinformed, off base U.S., Canad. (informal) barking up the wrong tree (informal) off beam (informal) getting the wrong end of the stick (informal) way off beam (informal) labouring under a misapprehension << OPPOSITE correct
Translations
Spanish mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] pp of mistake
adj [idea etc] → equivocado;
to be mistaken → equivocarse, engañarse;
mistaken identity → identificación f errónea

French mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] mistake pp of mistake
adj [idea etc] → erroné(e);
to be mistaken → faire erreur, se tromper

German mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] mistake pp of mistake
adjfalsch;
to be mistaken mistake → sich irren

Italian mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] pp of mistake
adj [idea etc] → sbagliato/a;
to be mistaken → sbagliarsi

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You were mistaken, my dear Alicia, in supposing me fixed at this place for the rest of the winter: it grieves me to say how greatly you were mistaken, for I have seldom spent three months more agreeably than those which have just flown away.
But let us consider: Have we not admitted that the rulers may be mistaken about their own interest in what they command, and also that to obey them is justice?
But the elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother.
 
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