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Definition of Mistaken
Mistaken

of Mistake

Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.

Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.

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Mistaken Quotations

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
Benjamin Franklin

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
Ambrose Bierce

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
Ambrose Bierce

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
Arthur Schopenhauer

Mistaken Translations

mistaken in Afrikaans is verkeerd, onjuis
mistaken in Dutch is foutief, verkeerd, fout, onjuist
mistaken in German is vertan, geirrt
mistaken in Norwegian is urett
mistaken in Portuguese is confundido
mistaken in Spanish is malo, alucinar


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