mistaken

1. 1
   adjective

   Wrong in what you think or believe.

   Like being sure a road leads home, then finding out it doesn't.

   You are mistaken if you think the store is open today.

   He felt embarrassed when he realized he was mistaken about her name.

   Similarwrong, misinformed, misguided, incorrect

   Oppositeright, correct

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2. 2
   adjective

   Not correct because of an error.

   Like a map with the wrong street drawn on it.

   The police acted on a mistaken report about the address.

   We made plans based on mistaken information.

   Similarwrong, incorrect, erroneous, false, faulty

   Oppositecorrect, right, accurate, sound

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3. 3
   verb

   Past participle of mistake. Use this form after words like 'have,' 'has,' or 'had.'

   I had mistaken her for someone else at the party.

   They had mistaken the signal and turned the wrong way.

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