mistaken

v.
Past participle of mistake.

adj.

1. Wrong or incorrect in opinion, understanding, or perception.
2. Based on error; wrong: a mistaken view of the situation.

mistakenly mis·tak'en·ly adv.

adjective

Containing an error or errors: erroneous, fallacious, false, inaccurate, incorrect, off, unsound, untrue, wrong. Idioms: all wet, in error, off base, offwide ofthe mark. See correct/incorrect.

adj

Definition: wrong, incorrect
Antonyms: accurate, correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true

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IN BRIEF: To have understood incorrectly.

If one does not practice nonviolence in one's own personal relations with others and hopes to use it in bigger affairs, one is vastly mistaken. — Gandhi (1869-1948).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fejlagtig, misforstået, forfejlet

idioms:

• mistaken identity    forveksling

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd, mis, op een vergissing berustend

Français (French)
adj. - (avoir) tort, mal placé

idioms:

• mistaken identity    erreur sur la personne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - im Irrtum, falsch

idioms:

• mistaken identity    Verwechslung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εσφαλμένος, σφαλερός, λανθασμένος

idioms:

• mistaken identity    λάθος στην ταυτότητα, σφάλμα περί το πρόσωπο

Italiano (Italian)
erroneo

idioms:

• mistaken identity    errore di persona

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enganado

idioms:

• mistaken identity    identidade falsa

Русский (Russian)
ошибочный, неправильно понятый

idioms:

• mistaken identity    ошибочное опознание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - erróneo, incorrecto, equivocado

idioms:

• mistaken identity    identificación errónea

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - felaktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
犯错的, 错误的

idioms:

• mistaken identity    判断错了的身分, 张冠李戴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 犯錯的, 錯誤的

idioms:

• mistaken identity    判斷錯了的身分, 張冠李戴

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 실수의, 틀린

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誤った, 判断を誤った

idioms:

• mistaken identity    人違い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غلطان, مخطيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טועה, מוטעה, לא מובן או מפורש נכונה‬

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