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    mis·tak·en
    [məˈstāk(ə)n]
    adjective
    mistaken (adjective)
    1. wrong in one's opinion or judgment:
      "she wondered whether she'd been mistaken about his intentions"
      • (especially of a belief) based on or resulting from a misunderstanding or faulty judgment:
        "don't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you" · "an unfortunate case of mistaken identity"
    mis·take
    [məˈstāk]
    verb
    mistaken (past participle)
    1. be wrong about:
      "because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship"
      • (mistake someone/something for)
        wrongly identify someone or something as:
        "she thought he'd mistaken her for someone else"
    Origin
    late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.
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    adjective
    1. wrong in one's opinion or judgment:
      wrong
      erroneous
      inaccurate
      incorrect
      inexact
      off-target
      off-beam
      out
      false
      fallacious
      unsound
      unfounded
      misguided
      misinformed
      wide of the mark
      Opposite:
      correct
      accurate
      verb
      1. be wrong about:
        misunderstand
        misinterpret
        misconstrue
        misapprehend
        misread
        miss
        be barking up the wrong tree
        get the wrong end of the stick
        get wrong
        put a wrong interpretation on
        take amiss
        be wrong
        be in error
        be at fault
        be under a misapprehension
        be misinformed
        be misguided
        be wide of the mark
        Opposite:
        be right
        • wrongly identify someone or something as:
          confuse with
          mix up with
          take for
          misinterpret as
          confound with
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