Download the app
educalingo
Search
I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified to be a spokesperson. I am passionate about it, but I'm not trying to make other people do what I do.
Neko Case

Meaning of "mistaken" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF MISTAKEN

mistaken  [mɪˈsteɪkən] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISTAKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mistaken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MISTAKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mistaken

Mistaken may refer to: ▪ Mistaken a 2001 novel by Neil Jordan ▪ Mistaken Identity, a claim of the actual innocence of a criminal defendant ▪ Mistaken Point, a small Canadian headland MusicPlanes Mistaken for Stars, an American punk rock group formed in 1997...

Definition of mistaken in the English dictionary

The definition of mistaken in the dictionary is wrong in opinion, judgment, etc. Other definition of mistaken is arising from error in judgment, opinion, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISTAKEN


Aiken
ˈeɪkən
awaken
əˈweɪkən
bacon
ˈbeɪkən
betaken
bɪˈteɪkən
caretaken
ˈkɛəˌteɪkən
forsaken
fəˈseɪkən
godforsaken
ˈɡɒdfəˌseɪkən
Jamaican
dʒəˈmeɪkən
Macon
ˈmeɪkən
overtaken
ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən
reawaken
ˌriːəˈweɪkən
rewaken
ˌriːˈweɪkən
shaken
ˈʃeɪkən
stocktaken
ˈstɒkˌteɪkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
undertaken
ˌʌndəˈteɪkən
unforsaken
ˌʌnfəˈseɪkən
unshaken
ʌnˈʃeɪkən
untaken
ʌnˈteɪkən
waken
ˈweɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISTAKEN

mist
mistakable
mistake
mistakeable
mistaken identity
mistakenly
mistakenness
mistal
Mistassini
misteach
mistell
mistemper
mistend
mister
misterm
mistful
misthink
misthrow
Misti
mistico

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISTAKEN

broken
by the same token
chicken
drucken
drunken
Hoboken
Interlaken
ken
kraken
oaken
outspoken
partaken
retaken
spoken
starken
stricken
to be sadly mistaken
token
trocken
weaken

Synonyms and antonyms of mistaken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISTAKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mistaken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mistaken

Translation of «mistaken» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF MISTAKEN

Find out the translation of mistaken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mistaken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mistaken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犯错的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivocado
570 millions of speakers

English

mistaken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُخْطِئٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ошибочный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equivocado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

erroné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keliru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

im Irrtum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間違えた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘못된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mistaken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sai lầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

errato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w błędzie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greșit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσφαλμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felaktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misforstått
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mistaken

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTAKEN»

The term «mistaken» is very widely used and occupies the 17.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
92
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «mistaken» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of mistaken
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mistaken».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTAKEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mistaken» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mistaken» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mistaken

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MISTAKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mistaken.
1
Kate Adie
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
2
Emily Greene Balch
Probably people always feel that they are living in a time of transition, but we can hardly be mistaken perhaps in thinking that this is an era of particularly momentous change, rapid and proceeding at an ever quickening rate.
3
Warren Beatty
Being here allows me to make the case that not all aging, narcissistic movie actors whose children could be mistaken for their grandchildren necessarily act with the same motivation.
4
George Berkeley
So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.
5
Harry A. Blackmun
The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.
6
Lawrence Block
I never know what I'm going to write next, and when I think I do I usually turn out to be mistaken.
7
John Bright
I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does not seem to me very unlikely that the suffrage will be granted to women.
8
Thomas Browne
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
9
Mika Brzezinski
I don't want to impose rules on people, but you have only a short window, and you're sorely mistaken if you think you can put off having a family. It's very hard to find a good man, and it's never a 'good time' to have a baby if you have a career.
10
Neko Case
I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified to be a spokesperson. I am passionate about it, but I'm not trying to make other people do what I do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISTAKEN»

Discover the use of mistaken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mistaken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mistaken
“I had been mistaken for him so many times that when I heard he had died it was as if part of myself had died too.” So begins Mistaken, the new bestselling novel from the master of gothic fiction, Neil Jordan.
Neil Jordan, 2012
2
Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
It will take all of Steve’s skills to navigate this story of intrigue and crime as he tracks down the missing quilt (yes, quilt) containing all of America’s secrets.
Mac Barnett, 2009
3
Mistaken Identity
Mistakenly jailed for treason, Bhushan Singh, the son of a minor Raj, describes his priviledged world to his Communist cellmates
Nayantara Sahgal, 1992
4
Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law
Examines traditional safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification.
Brian L. Cutler, Steven D. Penrod, 1995
5
Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
Describes the devasting accident and case of mistaken identity that left one family grieving for the young woman they thought was their daughter while the wrong family cared for the lone survivor, and describes the healing journey of ...
Susie Van Ryn, Whitney Cerak, 2009
6
Murder Mistaken
This gripping, spine-tingling mystery will hold audiences in suspense right up to the final, clever twist of its unexpected denouement.
Janet Green, 1953
7
Mistaken Bride
The Wrong Bride...the Right Woman?
Renee Ryan, 2012
8
Mistaken for Adhd: How You Can Prevent Mislabeling Your ...
Between the covers of this book you'll discover stories of children misdiagnosed as ADHD and how those ADHD-mimicking disorders or Zebras, as Dr. Frank refers to them, were properly diagnosed and treated.
Frank Barnhill, Frank Barnhill M D, 2010
9
Mistaken for the Mob
DEATH AND THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM Being mistaken for a gangster and accused of a series of murders she didn't commit was hardly the quiet life Maryanne Wellborn expected as a Philadelphia librarian.
Ginny Aiken, 2006
10
The Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Extinction and the Origin ...
An epic tale of beautiful and terrible beasts and explosions that block out the sun, "The Mistaken Extinction" is a 65-million-year-old evolutionary murder mystery with a fascination that has yet to die out. 300 illustrations.
Lowell Dingus, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISTAKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mistaken is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Relatives mark 10 years since Brazilian man mistaken for terrorist …
Cousin Vivian Figueiredo gives a media interview on the 10-year-anniversary of the death of 27-year-old Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Could stress be mistaken for ADHD in SA?
There is no specific or definitive test for ADHD, and though your child may have some symptoms that seem like ADHD, it might actually be ... «Health24, Jul 15»
3
Mistaken identity sparked Barrow assault
A CASE of mistaken identity led to a Barrow man ending up in court after he assaulted a police officer tasked with apprehending him. «NW Evening Mail, Jul 15»
4
Planes Mistaken for Stars ascend again with the reissue of Mercy
Eight years ago, Planes Mistaken for Stars frontman Gared O'Donnell told an AV Club reporter that he had a feeling the band would be "a lot ... «Charleston City Paper, Jul 15»
5
Duo admit mistaken photo of alleged forger used in 1MDB video …
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The two individuals behind a video confession claiming falsified documents were used ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Mistaken identity
Model-turned-actress Mandana Karimi, who will be making her big Bollywood debut with Ekta Kapoor's sex comedy Kya Kool Hain Hum 3, was ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Darrius Stewart killed in police custody, family says it's case of …
... for a broken headlight and issued a ticket, but he put the passenger in the backseat of the police car in an alleged case of mistaken identity. «The Grio, Jul 15»
8
Environmental Protest Mistaken for Burning Man Party
SAN FRANCISCO – A group of 40 protesters, some dressed as polar bears, were discouraged Saturday when their vitally important point about ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
9
Police baffled when duvet filled with coconuts is mistaken for 'dead …
STRETFORD, England — Police officers in England were shocked to find that a “dead animal in a canal” was actually a duvet filled with ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
10
Shooting victim mistaken for intended target, York County prosecutor …
Tragically so, York County First Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Russell told a jury Monday afternoon. Nixon was on the 100 block of ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mistaken [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mistaken>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z