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The definition of mistaken is someone or something that is wrong, misguided or based on faulty or incorrect information.

(adjective)

If you believe that the color of your new dress is yellow and it is really blue, this is an example of when you are mistaken.

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See mistaken in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

wrong; having an incorrect understanding, perception, etc.: said of persons
incorrect; misunderstood; erroneous: said of ideas, etc.

Related Forms:

mistakenly adverb

See mistaken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

Past participle of mistake.

adjective

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

Related Forms:

mis·takˈen·ly adverb

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