Mistaken - English meaning

adjective

Wrong; incorrect.

Usage examples:

Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions

adjective

Based on false information and therefore wrong; false

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An erroneous assumption

adjective

Based on a mistaken belief.

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Fallacious arguments

adjective

Not correct

Usage examples:

His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Usage examples:

He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

Usage examples:

Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

Usage examples:

It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Not accurate.

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False or inaccurate descriptions of goods

adjective

Not correct, or not exact

Usage examples:

Your information is inaccurate – i was born in 1956, not 1965., inaccurate measurements, [ c ] rose…

adjective

Not in accordance with fact; wrong.

Usage examples:

The doctor gave you incorrect advice

adjective

Exhibiting (or failing to exhibit) political correctness.

Usage examples:

It is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments

adjective

Not correct; not accurate

Usage examples:

He charged that the news story was factually incorrect and demanded an apology., for each question …

adjective

Not quite accurate or correct.

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An inexact description

adjective

Not known in detail or not completely accurate

Usage examples:

Economics is an inexact science.

verb

Fail to understand (a person or their words) correctly; misinterpret.

Usage examples:

They seemed not to mind that their more profound utterances were misapprehended as self-help maxims

verb

Interpret (a person's words or actions) wrongly.

Usage examples:

My advice was deliberately misconstrued

verb

To form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says

Usage examples:

Johnson complained that his statements were misconstrued.

adjective

Having or showing faulty judgement or reasoning.

Usage examples:

Their misguided belief that they were defending the honour of their country

verb

Mislead.

Usage examples:

A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader

adjective

Unreasonable or unsuitable because of being based on a bad judgment of a situation or on information or beliefs that are wrong

Usage examples:

"the red shoes" was a misguided attempt to turn a ballet film into a musical.

verb

Give (someone) false or inaccurate information.

Usage examples:

I'm afraid you have been misinformed

verb

Past simple and past participle of misinform

Usage examples:

I was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly i was misinformed.

verb

To tell someone information that is not correct

Usage examples:

I was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly i was misinformed.

verb

Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.

Usage examples:

I think you're misinterpreting the situation

verb

To not understand or explain something correctly

Usage examples:

She felt that her comments had been misinterpreted., [ c ] if a patient isn’t honest, that can lead…

verb

Read (a piece of text) wrongly.

Usage examples:

Perhaps she'd misread the note and got the time wrong

verb

To make a mistake when reading something, or fig. to form a wrong understanding or judgment of something

Usage examples:

Please correct me if i misread anything., fig. i’m sorry i got angry – i simply misread the situati…

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target

noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game

noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong

verb

Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly.

Usage examples:

He had misunderstood the police officer's hand signals

verb

To fail to understand something or someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] i think she misunderstood what i meant.

adjective

Wrong

Usage examples:

You're (way) off beam there.

adverb

Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Usage examples:

He walked out into the street

preposition

Non-standard contraction of out of.

Usage examples:

He ran out the door

adjective

Not at home or at one's place of work.

Usage examples:

If he called, she'd pretend to be out

adjective

Having no foundation or basis in fact.

Usage examples:

Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded

adjective

(of a claim or piece of news) not based on fact; untrue

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Unfounded rumors

adjective

If a claim or piece of news is unfounded, it is not based on fact

Usage examples:

Our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.

phrase

Not on target

idiom

To be wrong

Usage examples:

Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong