mis|tak´en|ness

mis|tak´en|ness
mis|tak|en «mihs TAY kuhn», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. wrong in opinion; having made a mistake: »

A mistaken person should admit that he was wrong.

2. wrongly judged; wrong; misplaced: »

a mistaken opinion. It was a mistaken kindness to give that boy more candy; it will make him sick.

SYNONYM(S): erroneous. a)
the past participle of mistake: »

She was mistaken for the queen.

mis|tak´en|ly, adverb.
mis|tak´en|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mis|tak|en — «mihs TAY kuhn», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. wrong in opinion; having made a mistake: »A mistaken person should admit that he was wrong. 2. wrongly judged; wrong; misplaced: »a mistaken opinion. It was a mistaken kindness to give that boy more… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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