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Mistaken

//mɪˈsteɪkn̩// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Erroneous.

    "A mistaken sense of loyalty."

  2. 2
    Having an incorrect belief. often

    "I think you must be (very) much mistaken."

Adjective
  1. 1
    arising from error wordnet
  2. 2
    wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of mistake form-of, participle, past

    "I'm frequently mistaken for my brother."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Morphologically mistake + -n.

Etymology 2

Morphologically mistake + -n.

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