mistaken belief

  • 1mistaken belief — index error Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2mistaken belief — erroneous belief, incorrect creed …

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  • 3free from a mistaken belief — index disabuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4mistaken — mis|tak|en [mıˈsteıkən] adj 1.) be mistaken if you are mistaken, you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw ▪ It can t have been my car. You must be mistaken. ▪ I thought he said 12 o clock, but I might have been mistaken. ▪… …

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  • 5mistaken — adjective 1 (not before noun) someone who is mistaken is wrong about something: be mistaken: I thought I saw her at the movies but I guess I was mistaken. 2 mistaken idea/belief/impression etc a mistaken belief etc is not correct or is based on… …

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  • 6belief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, deep seated, deeply held, fervent, firm, passionate, profound, strong, strongly held, unshakable, unwavering …

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  • 7belief — be|lief W2S3 [bıˈli:f] n [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from Old English geleafa belief , from leafa belief, faith ; influenced by believe] 1.) [singular, U] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists belief in ▪ a… …

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  • 8mistaken — mis|tak|en [ mı steıkən ] adjective 1. ) never before noun if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something: mistaken about: He may have been mistaken about what he saw. be mistaken in (doing) something: She is mistaken in thinking that the …

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  • 9mistaken — [[t]mɪste͟ɪkən[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n 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. Syn: wrong ●… …

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  • 10mistaken — UK [mɪˈsteɪkən] / US adjective 1) [never before noun] if someone is mistaken, they are wrong about something mistaken about: He may have been mistaken about what he saw. sadly mistaken: If you think I m going to help, you re sadly mistaken. be… …

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