mistaken

/mɪˈsteɪkən/ adjective

Definition

› If you are mistaken, or you have a mistaken belief, you are wrong about something: If you think you can behave like that, you are mistaken.

mistakenly adverb › I mistakenly (= wrongly) thought he had left.

(Definition of mistaken adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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