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mistaken

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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 [mɪˈsteɪkən]
adj
1. (usually predicative) wrong in opinion, judgment, etc. she is mistaken
2. arising from error in judgment, opinion, etc. a mistaken viewpoint
mistakenly  adv
mistakenness  n
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, in error, 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), under a misapprehension, labouring under a misapprehension I see I was mistaken about you.
wrong right, correct
2. inaccurate, false, inappropriate, faulty, unfounded, erroneous, unsound, fallacious She obviously had a mistaken view.
inaccurate sound, true, accurate, logical
Translations
mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkən]
A. PP of mistake
B. ADJ [belief, idea] → equivocado, falso
in the mistaken belief thatcreyendo, equivocadamente or erróneamente, que ...
to be mistakenequivocarse, estar equivocado
you must be mistakendebes de estar equivocado
if I'm not mistakensi no me equivoco, a no ser que me equivoque
unless I'm very much mistakensi no me equivoco, o mucho me equivoco o ...
unless I'm very much mistaken, that's himsi no me equivoco, ése es él, o mucho me equivoco o es él
I see I was mistaken about youveo que me equivoqué contigo
he was mistaken in his belief that he was irreplaceablese equivocaba or estaba equivocado al creer que era irreemplazable
mistaken identityidentificación f errónea

mistaken [mɪˈsteɪkən]
pp of mistake
adj
[idea , view, belief] → erroné(e)
[person] to be mistaken (= be making a mistake) → faire erreur, se tromper
If you think I'm going to get up at 6 o'clock, you're mistaken → Si tu penses que je vais me lever à six heures, tu te trompes.
to be mistaken about sth → se tromper sur qch
if I'm not mistaken → si je ne me trompe pas
unless I'm mistaken → sauf erreur de ma part
mistaken identity nerreur f d'identité
a case of mistaken identity → une erreur d'identité

mistaken
adj (= wrong) ideafalsch; (= misplaced) loyalty, kindnessunangebracht, fehl am Platz; affection, trusttöricht; in the mistaken belief that …in der falschen or irrigen Annahme, dass …; to be under or have the mistaken impression that …fälschlicherweise vermuten, dass …; a case of mistaken identityeine Verwechslung

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkn]
1. pp of mistake
2. adj (wrong, idea, conclusion) → sbagliato/a, errato/a; (misplaced, loyalty, generosity) → malriposto/a
in the mistaken belief that ... → credendo erroneamente che...
to be mistaken → sbagliarsi
if I'm not mistaken → se non sbaglio

mistaken [mɪsˈteɪkn]
1. pp of mistake
2. adj (wrong, idea, conclusion) → sbagliato/a, errato/a; (misplaced, loyalty, generosity) → malriposto/a
in the mistaken belief that ... → credendo erroneamente che...
to be mistaken → sbagliarsi
if I'm not mistaken → se non sbaglio

mistaken مخطئ mylný fejlagtig im Irrtum εσφαλμένος equivocado erehtynyt erroné u krivu errato 間違えた 잘못된 verkeerd misforstått w błędzie equivocado ошибочный felaktig ซึ่งเข้าใจผิด hatalı sai lầm 犯错的


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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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