mistaken

adjective

/mɪˈsteɪkən/

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[not usually before noun] mistaken (about somebody/something) wrong in your opinion or judgement
- You are completely mistaken about Jane.
- My cab driver thought I must be mistaken about the new restaurant.
- Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Paul's wife over there.
- I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken.
- You are very much mistaken if you think that people will agree to these changes.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- badly
- fundamentally
- gravely
- …
preposition
- about
See full entry
based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement synonym misguided
- mistaken views/ideas
- I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her.
Extra Examples
- They hold a number of mistaken beliefs about their new neighbours.
- That view seems mistaken.
- He has the mistaken idea that scientists are infallible.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- badly
- fundamentally
- gravely
- …
preposition
- about
See full entry

单词	mistaken
释义	mistaken adjective /mɪˈsteɪkən/ /mɪˈsteɪkən/ jump to other results [not usually before noun] mistaken (about somebody/something) wrong in your opinion or judgement You are completely mistaken about Jane. My cab driver thought I must be mistaken about the new restaurant. Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Paul's wife over there. I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken. You are very much mistaken if you think that people will agree to these changes. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove seem … adverb badly fundamentally gravely … preposition about See full entry based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement synonym misguided mistaken views/ideas I told her my secret in the mistaken belief that I could trust her. Extra Examples They hold a number of mistaken beliefs about their new neighbours. That view seems mistaken. He has the mistaken idea that scientists are infallible. Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove seem … adverb badly fundamentally gravely … preposition about See full entry
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