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Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.

By mistake. Goldsmith.

Erroneousness.

, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and A. phalloides is the death cup.

eæ, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.

(1413). If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his measures. Sharp.

To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken. The man may err in his judgment of circumstances. Tillotson.

Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. -- Er*ro"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Er*ro"ne*ous*ness, n.

To err in judgment; to be mistaken. Which ofttimes may succeed, so as perhaps Shall grieve him, if I fail not. Milton.

nd allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europæus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk .

mless snake of the Southern United States (Abaster erythrogrammus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great velocity. -- Hoop tree (Bot.), a small West Indian tree (Melia sempervirens), of the Mahogany family.…

ified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.

n or induction. Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions, it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of inference. Glanvill.

. -- Invisible green, a very dark shade of green, approaching to black, and liable to be mistaken for it.

A mistaken claim.

Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Mistaken devotion.

Wrong or mistaken employment. Johnson.

The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.