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Meaning of MISTAKEN

Pronunciation:  mi'steykun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"
  2. [adj]  wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
 
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 Synonyms: false, incorrect, misguided, wrong
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mis*tak"en\, p.a.
1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or
   a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.
2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: all wet, all wrong, amiss, catachrestic, distorted, eisegetical, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, flawed, garbled, in error, inaccurate, incorrect, misapprehended, misconceived, misconstrued, misguided, misinformed, misinterpreted, misread, misunderstood, off, out of order, perverted, twisted, under an error, warped, wrong
 

 

 

 

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