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Meaning of "to be sadly mistaken" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN

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WHAT DOES TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to be sadly mistaken in the English dictionary

The definition of to be sadly mistaken in the dictionary is people say someone is sadly mistaken if they think that they are completely wrong in doing, saying or believing something.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN

to be in the driving seat
to be mixed up in sth
to be mixed up with sb
to be none too pleased
to be off limits
to be off the radar
to be on the front burner
to be on the naughty step
to be on the radar
to be on the rocks
to be pleased with yourself
to be reckoned with
to be reliably informed
to be sadly missed
to be sb´s second home
to be seeing things
to be singing from the same hymn sheet
to be sure
to be the best thing since sliced bread
to be within your rights to do sth

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN

awaken
betaken
caretaken
forsaken
godforsaken
Interlaken
kraken
mistaken
oaken
overtaken
partaken
reawaken
retaken
shaken
stocktaken
taken
undertaken
untaken
waken
weaken

Synonyms and antonyms of to be sadly mistaken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to be sadly mistaken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN

Find out the translation of to be sadly mistaken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to be sadly 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 «to be sadly mistaken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

是大错特错了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estar muy equivocado
570 millions of speakers

English

to be sadly mistaken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुख की बात गलत हो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ل يكون مخطئا للأسف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быть глубоко ошибаются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estar redondamente enganado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুঃখজনকভাবে ভুল হতে হবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être trompent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk sedihnya sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leider falsch zu sein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲しげに誤解されるように
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬프게도 착각하기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi sedhih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

là đã nhầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिन्नपणे चुकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzgün ​​olmak yanlış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ad essere tristemente sbagliando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jest niestety w błędzie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бути глибоко помиляються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

să fie amarnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είναι μεγάλο λάθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

te wees ongelukkig verkeerd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att vara tyvärr fel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å være dessverre feil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to be sadly mistaken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN»

The term «to be sadly mistaken» is regularly used and occupies the 60.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «to be sadly mistaken» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «to be sadly 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 to be sadly mistaken

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN»

Discover the use of to be sadly mistaken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to be sadly mistaken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mastering Your Key Accounts: Maximize Relationships; Create ...
If we go on the assumption that's not going to happen, then we're going to be sadly mistaken. In fact, we don't even have to assume that there's an outgoing call from our customer. What's more likely to happen is that there's going to be a ...
Stephan Schiffman, 2006
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Punch
THE author of the following advertisement has his wants, or rather, his deficiencies, though he seems to be sadly mistaken as to what he is really in need of; for instead of advertising for a Wife, he had much better apply for a Governess.
‎1855
3
Don't Worry, Be Happy: Beijing to Bombay with a Backpack
Convinced that this could only mean one thing, we set off with my heart beating nineteen to the dozen. Unfortunately for me, though, I was to be sadly mistaken. Our drinking frenzy had finally caught up with her and all she wanted to do was get ...
Jim Ford, 2006
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The Imperial Magazine
The purport of scripture appears to us to be sadly mistaken in the following passage : — " My uncle sighed, as if oppressed' by my unbelief and slownees of comprehension, and then spoke— ' 1 know not wherefore I should be impatient with ...
‎1834
5
The Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral, & ...
... wait \" for the Lord's coming," before the condition of mankind can be in the slightest measure ameliorated. The purport of scripture appears to us to be sadly mistaken in the following passage : — " My uncle sighed, as if oppressed' by ...
‎1834
6
Wally By Name: A Monkey's Tale
... he was to be sadly mistaken. I instructed the finance company to repossess the car and, although I lost a lot of money on the deal and seemed to be paying off my debt forever, at least the swindler didn't profit from his underhand action.
Wally Payne, 2005
7
The Dead Are Blind TPB
I paid the money. She gave me more poison. But ifI had imag- ined that she would be satisfied with this one sum, I was to be sadly mistaken. She held the whip over my head in every way. That was how she forced me to get her that part in the ...
Max Afford, 2007
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Driving the Soviets up the Wall: Soviet-East German ...
view that the open debates in the East German leadership unleashed by the Twentieth Congress “had become a flood and could no longer be stopped” turned out to be sadly mistaken.224 The Hungarian events had made it much easier for ...
Hope M. Harrison, 2011
9
Social Democracy in Manitoba: A History of the CCF-NDP
In this, however, they were to be sadly mistaken. Knowles also mentioned the vague possibility that Bracken, apparently now to be considered a redeemed progressive, might join the Ccf at some time in the future. He made no mention, ...
Nelson Wiseman, 1983
10
Industrial Location: Principles, Practice, and Policy
In retrospect, the post-industrial thesis appears to be sadly mistaken. There is no denying that services are qualitatively different from manufacturing in many respects. However, services are also a form of commodity production, and firms in the ...
James W. Harrington, Barney Warf, 1995

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO BE SADLY MISTAKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term to be sadly mistaken is used in the context of the following news items.
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GLORY 20's Wayne Barrett: 'If they try to judge me on my last fight …
... next Friday people are going to see who I am and what I really can do. And this last fight, If they try to judge me on that, they are going to be sadly mistaken." ... «MMAmania.com, Apr 15»

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