mistaken

mis-tak-en · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Wrong in one's opinion or judgment.

  2. 2.

    Based on or resulting from a misunderstanding or faulty judgment.

Related words

Antonyms: accurate, correct, right
See also: erroneous, incorrect, wrong
Synonyms: erroneous, incorrect, wrong

Etymology

Past participle of mistake, from Old Norse mistaka (to take in error), from mis- (wrongly) + taka (to take).