mistaken

🇺🇸 /mɪˈsteɪkən/ 🇬🇧 /mɪˈsteɪkən/
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Tags TOP20000CEFR-C1
adjective
R

wrong in what you think or believe

I was mistaken when I thought I saw my friend across the street.

R

based on wrong thinking or bad judgment

He acted on the mistaken idea that everyone would agree with him.

translation

adj. wrong in what you think or believe; based on wrong thinking or bad judgment