mistaken belief

mistaken belief
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  • mistaken belief — erroneous belief, incorrect creed …   English contemporary dictionary

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

  • mistaken — 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. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mistaken — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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

  • belief — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mistaken — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mistaken — [[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 ●… …   English dictionary

  • mistaken — 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… …   English dictionary

  • belief — be|lief [ bı lif ] noun *** count or uncount a strong feeling that something is true or real: CONVICTION: This theory goes against the beliefs of most current political thinkers. belief in: a belief in the existence of UFOs belief that: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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