Mistaken definition

Mistaken

Topics Mistaken Definition

WordNet

(1) Arising from error

"A false assumption"

"A mistaken view of the situation"

(2) Wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

"Well-meaning but misguided teachers"

"A mistaken belief"

"Mistaken identity"

WiktionaryText

erroneous.

This is a clear case of mistaken identity.
(with a copula verb) To have an incorrect belief.

I think you must be mistaken.

The phrase If I'm not mistaken (and variations) is used to indicate that one is certain about something one has said.