mistaken

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.

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mis·taken·ly adv.

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mistaken

Adjective

1. wrong in opinion or judgment

2. arising from error in opinion or judgment: a mistaken viewpoint

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mistaken - wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity" misguided 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" false 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"

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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

adjective 2. inaccurate, false, inappropriate, faulty, unfounded, erroneous, unsound, fallacious << OPPOSITE accurate

Translations

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] pp of mistake

adj [idea etc] → equivocado;

to be mistaken → equivocarse, engañarse;

mistaken identity → identificación f errónea

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] mistake pp of mistake

adj [idea etc] → erroné(e);

to be mistaken → faire erreur, se tromper

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] mistake pp of mistake

adj → falsch;

to be mistaken mistake → sich irren

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən] pp of mistake

adj [idea etc] → sbagliato/a;

to be mistaken → sbagliarsi