Used in a Sentence

mistaken

How to use mistaken in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mistaken.

Editorial note

Most of this is mistaken as connecting with the audience.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mistaken gathered in one view.

adjective

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

adjective

arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mistaken.

adjective

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

adjective

arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

Example sentences

1

Most of this is mistaken as connecting with the audience.

2

Laughing at noobs and being mean to them is pretty much the sole purpose of IRC, unless I'm mistaken.

3

You are either mistaken or you have a very different view of the word "trivial" than I do.

4

Unfortunately we made a mistaken and made the default setting false.

5

Once you see this, you must realize that you are simply mistaken in privileging this perspective.

6

I can't say he was mistaken, since he was only saying he disliked it. But I don't think there's anything wrong with selling a company at any stage.

7

But as the author mentioned, a few mistaken promotions into power and the whole culture of a company can change through death by a thousand cuts.

8

Deaths mean increased regulation, often under the mistaken assumption that more rules would prevent engineers from making bugs.

9

However, thats really not the case; I just figured Id give you my honest opinion of you seeing as your perception of your students mentality towards you is completely mistaken.

10

" You make promises and tell the representative how important this is to you, because you're under the mistaken impression that the representative has the ability to make a decision.

11

While I like the sentiment here, I think the danger is that engineers might come to the mistaken conclusion that making pizzas is the primary limiting reagent to running a successful pizzeria.

12

Sometimes through mistaken identity or bad intel or pure human error the wrong person is killed, or the right person is killed with their children* The "Kids for Cash Scandal" where a judge received kickbacks from a prison owner to give juveniles harsher sentences.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mistaken in a sentence?

Most of this is mistaken as connecting with the audience.

What does mistaken mean?

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"

What part of speech is mistaken?

mistaken is commonly used as adjective.