Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - mistaken

1. If you are mistaken about something, you are wrong about it. I see I was mistaken about you... You couldn’t be more mistaken, Alex. You’ve utterly misread the situation. = wrong ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n • You use expressions such as if I’m not mistaken and unless I’m very much mistaken as a polite way of emphasizing the statement you are making, especially when you are confident that it is correct. I think he wanted to marry her, if I am not mistaken... Unless I’m mistaken, he didn’t specify what time. PHRASE: PHR with cl c darkgreen]emphasis 2. A mistaken belief or opinion is incorrect. ...a limited understanding of addiction and mistaken beliefs about how it can be overcome. ADJ: ADJ n • mistakenly He says they mistakenly believed the standard licenses they held were sufficient. ADV: ADV with v