Mistaken has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
past participle of mistake
"The clerk mistakenly charged me twice, so I had to explain that she was mistaken about my order."
In plain English: To mistakenly do something means to act based on an incorrect belief without realizing it is wrong.
"The teacher mistakenly graded my essay with an A instead of a B."
Adjective
1
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
"well-meaning but misguided teachers"
"a mistaken belief"
"mistaken identity"
2
arising from error
"a false assumption"
"a mistaken view of the situation"
3
Erroneous.
"The mistaken belief that the meeting was canceled caused several employees to leave early."
Example Sentences
"The teacher mistakenly graded my essay with an A instead of a B."
verb
"She mistook his silence for agreement and nodded along without asking questions."
verb
"The thief mistakenly took my umbrella thinking it was an identical one he owned."
verb
"Don't mistake the actor's polite smile for genuine interest in your story."
verb
Related Terms
Origin
The word mistaken comes from combining the root mistake with the suffix -n. It originally meant having made an error or being wrong.