mistaken

M3I1S1T1A1K5E1N1
/mɪˈsteɪkn̩/

adjective

Erroneous.

“A mistaken sense of loyalty.”

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of mistake

    I'm frequently mistaken for my brother.

adjectivemistaken (comparative more mistaken, superlative most mistaken)

comparative more mistaken · superlative most mistaken

  1. Erroneous.

    A mistaken sense of loyalty.

    1 more example

    The statement also recognised that Eta’s “mistakes or mistaken decisions” had led to the deaths of people who had nothing to do with the conflict, both in the Basque country and beyond.

    2018 April 20, Sam Jones, “'We are truly sorry': Eta apologises for four decades of deadly violence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2019
  2. oftenHaving an incorrect belief.

    I think you must be (very) much mistaken.

    1 more example

    He admitted he was mistaken about the budget numbers.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

adjectivearising from error

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

mistaken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistaken

MLA

“mistaken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistaken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistaken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistaken.

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