mistaken
intermediateB1/mɪsˈteɪkən/ · mis-ta-ken
having made a mistake or error.
Meanings
having made a mistake or error.
غلطی کرنے کی حالت میں ہونا۔
غلطی
ghalti
Common Collocations
- mistaken identity
- mistaken assumption
- mistaken belief
Example Sentences
She was mistaken about his intentions.
وہ اس کی نیت کے بارے میں غلطی کی تھی۔
Woh is ki niyat ke baare mein ghalti ki thi.
They made a mistaken assumption about the data.
انہوں نے ڈیٹا کے بارے میں غلطی کی مفہوم قائم کی۔
Unhoon ne data ke baare mein ghalti ki mafhoom qaim ki.
I was completely mistaken in my judgment.
میں اپنی رائے میں مکمل طور پر غلط تھا۔
Main apni rai mein mukammal tor par ghalat tha.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember that mistaken is a mistake made when judging something incorrectly.
Imagine a person looking puzzled, realizing they made a wrong assumption.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
محبت میں نہیں ہے فرق جینے اور مرنے کا | اسی کو دیکھ کر جیتے ہیں، جسے دیکھ کر مر جائیں
Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeene aur marne ka | Isi ko dekh kar jeete hain, jise dekh kar mar jaen
In love, there is no difference between living and dying; I live by seeing the one, by seeing whom I die.
— Mirza Ghalib, Unverified
* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
غلطی کا اقرار نصف اصلاح ہے۔
Ghalti ka iqraar nisf islaah hai.
Admitting a mistake is half of the correction.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "mistaken (past participle of mistake)" — to make an error
First known use: 15th century
The word 'mistaken' has been in use since the Middle Ages, evolved from the Old English word 'mistacan', which means to take wrongly.