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- pronunciation:
- mih
stae
k
 n
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
Something that is mistaken is something that is not correct.
She had a mistaken idea about when the movie started.- synonyms:
- false, incorrect, wrong
- antonyms:
- true
- similar words:
- flawed
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| definition 2: |
When you are mistaken, you are wrong about something.
Dan was mistaken about the date of the party. He thought it was next week, so he missed it.- synonyms:
- incorrect, wrong
- antonyms:
- correct, right
- similar words:
- deceived
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| derivations: |
mistakenly (adv.), mistakenness (n.) |
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