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   Mis·tak·en

   /məˈstāk(ə)n/

   

   adjective

   • 1. wrong in one's opinion or judgment: "she wondered whether she'd been mistaken about his intentions"
   • ▪ (especially of a belief) based on or resulting from a misunderstanding or faulty judgment: "don't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you"

   Derivatives

   • 1. mistakenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • Some common synonyms of mistake are blunder, error, lapse, and slip. While all these words mean "a departure from what is true, right, or proper,"...
   • The words blunder and mistake can be used in similar contexts, but blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some de...
   • The synonyms error and mistake are sometimes interchangeable, but error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to mistake, lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. // a lapse in judgment
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   How does the noun mistake differ from other similar words?

   • Some common synonyms of mistake are blunder, error, lapse, and slip. While all these words mean "a departure from what is true, right, or proper," mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.

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   • Synonyms for Mistaken: adj. •all (adjective) misguided. n. v. •confused (verb) clouded, muddled, Obscured, mixed-up, Misconstrued, perplexed, confused, flustered, baffled, Mistook. Other synonyms: • fallible, d'oh, Deluded.

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   What does 'by mistake' mean?

   • By mistake means 'in a way that is incorrect or mistaken'. It can also be used interchangeably with 'inadvertently' or 'wrongly'.

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   • Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of mistaken. You're mistaken if you believe we've discovered nothing of value. That's the wrong answer. Read the question again. The information on the website is incorrect. No one could explain how the erroneous information had gotten into the report.

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