Associations to the word «Mistaken»
Noun
- Supposing
- Identity
- Supposition
- Belief
- Impression
- Assumption
- Misunderstanding
- Eyewitness
- Notion
- Blunder
- Vocation
- Zeal
- Fallacy
- Conjecture
- Farce
- Earnestness
- Mistake
- Inference
- Identification
- Kindness
- Quixote
- Error
- Ignorant
- Sancho
- Semblance
- Delusion
- Cyst
- Vagabond
- Imagining
- Delirium
- Syphilis
- Burglar
- Resemblance
- Ignorance
- Mademoiselle
- Dryden
- Opinion
- Athos
- Motive
- Countenance
- Inquest
- Falsehood
- Disguise
- Assertion
- Monsieur
- Misfortune
- Sighting
- Conviction
- Intuition
- Madam
- Altogether
- Mushroom
Adjective
Wiktionary
MISTAKEN, verb. Past participle of mistake
MISTAKEN, adjective. Erroneous.
MISTAKEN, adjective. (with a copula verb) (often with about) Having an incorrect belief.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY, noun. Falsely believing that someone is someone else.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY, noun. (legal) A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant.
Dictionary definition
MISTAKEN, adjective. Wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity".
MISTAKEN, adjective. Arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.