- mistaken
- mis|tak|en [ mı`steıkən ] adjective1. ) never before noun if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something:mistaken about: He may have been mistaken about what he saw.be mistaken in (doing) something: She is mistaken in thinking that the report was written last year.sadly mistaken: If you think I'm going to help, you're sadly mistaken.a ) unless I'm mistaken or if I'm not mistaken SPOKEN used for politely saying that you are certain you are right about something:Unless I'm very much mistaken, Joyce will be the next director.2. ) a mistaken belief, idea, opinion, etc. is not correct:He was under the mistaken impression that I liked him.mistaken identitya situation in which you wrongly think that you recognize someone or have found someone you are looking for:Our client is a victim of mistaken identity.a case of mistaken identity: Police officers realized that it was a case of mistaken identity.╾ mis|tak|en|ly adverb:He mistakenly believed that she was married.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.