Mistaken
/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of mistake form-of, participle, past
"I'm frequently mistaken for my brother."
Adjective
- 1 Erroneous.
"A mistaken sense of loyalty."
- 2 Having an incorrect belief. often
"I think you must be (very) much mistaken."
Adjective
- 1 arising from error wordnet
- 2 wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment wordnet
Example
More examples"You may have mistaken Jane for his sister."
Etymology
Morphologically mistake + -n.