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Meanings of
mistaken
in English
Wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment.
false
misguided
Related terms
wrong
incorrect
Containing one error or several errors.
broken
defective
faulty
erroneous
unsound
Synonyms
Examples for "
broken
"
broken
defective
faulty
erroneous
unsound
Examples for "
broken
"
1
Their message is loud and clear: fix the
broken
food aid system.
2
However, without a clear structure or focus such resolutions are easily
broken
.
3
Last year, I made fixing our
broken
housing market my personal mission.
4
However a number of windows had been
broken
in the unoccupied house.
5
She'd probably readily agree; the past days had
broken
down her defenses.
1
Any bill which doesn't deal clearly with this issue will be
defective
.
2
Background: Contemporary theories and evidence implicate
defective
emotion regulation in violent behaviour.
3
Measurements and main results: IDO was
defective
in murine and human CF.
4
This led to R800 billion worth of
defective
banknotes going into circulation.
5
It was picketed by 30 doctors protesting
defective
current auto safety design.
1
It's often very difficult to alter that
faulty
type of thought process.
2
The flight was not perfect -a
faulty
backup system caused problems.
3
McAfee confirmed it had pushed the
faulty
update to users earlier today.
4
Then I risk proceeding on
faulty
information, thereby compromising some secret operation.
5
Now, however, it appears that poorly monitored
faulty
equipment was to blame.
1
Hobarth declined to address whether the dispatch issue involved
erroneous
flight plans.
2
Critics however say filters are costly and could lead to
erroneous
blocking.
3
I accidentally posted
erroneous
information about a major news event on Twitter.
4
Previous large scale studies of
erroneous
results have avoided singling out authors.
5
Nothing could be more
erroneous
;
in fact, it is just the reverse.
1
Some of the sharpest men in argument are notoriously
unsound
in judgment.
2
It was late in the winter, and the ice had become
unsound
.
3
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association called the bill
unsound
and counterproductive.
4
These men seem to be a little
unsound
in the upper regions.
5
You feel that his objection is
unsound
;
that he is exaggerating caution.
Usage of
mistaken
in English
1
The U.S. military deeply regrets this case of
mistaken
fire, said Matthews.
2
Still, let me say it: Trump is
mistaken
about the stock market.
3
He was
mistaken
,
of course, although he knew it only years later.
4
These matters of
mistaken
identity happen all the time, especially among Jews.
5
Seeking calmness within, Chani simply said to the doctors, You are
mistaken
.
6
Wrong place wrong time, or
mistaken
for someone else, or collateral damage.
7
Bank of America spokeswoman Jessica Oppenheim said the governor was
mistaken
,
however.
8
A militant group later claimed it was a case of
mistaken
identity.
9
Should it come, however, his release must not be
mistaken
for forgiveness.
10
Nay, Señora, you are
mistaken
;
here is its key in my hand.
11
Still, it would be
mistaken
to corner Assad, the Israeli official said.
12
And each and every one of them a victim of
mistaken
identity?''
13
I looked nothing of the kind: you must be
mistaken
,
I said.
14
Éamonn Ceannt's court martial was dominated by a case of
mistaken
identity.
15
And confirmed what I'd hoped had been a case of
mistaken
identity.
16
The result has been a virtual epidemic of missed and
mistaken
diagnoses.
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mistaken
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
much mistaken
quite mistaken
mistaken identity
greatly mistaken
often mistaken
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Mistaken
through the time
Mistaken
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
Australia
Less common
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