mistaken
pronunciation
How to pronounce mistaken in British English: UK [mɪˈsteɪkən]
How to pronounce mistaken in American English: US [mɪˈsteɪkən]
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- Adjective:
- wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
- arising from error
Word Origin
- mistaken (adj.)
- c. 1600, "under misapprehension," past participle adjective from mistake (v.). Related: Mistakenly. Mistaken identity attested from 1865.
Example
- 1. This could easily be mistaken for a design school study hall or a spartan technology start up .
- 2. Similarly mistaken was the emergency un security council meeting .
- 3. Apparently , he had mistaken me for a biographer .
- 4. Mr hazare 's proposed cure is equally mistaken .
- 5. But it still strikes me as mistaken .