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Deceptive vs Mistaken - What's the difference?

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Deceptive is a related term of mistaken.


As adjectives the difference between deceptive and mistaken

is that deceptive is while mistaken is erroneous.

As a verb mistaken is

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deceptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
    • deceptive advertising
    deceptive practices
  • * Trench
    • language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * deceptive advertising * deceptive cadence * deceptive cognate

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptively * deceive * deceit

    mistaken

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • I'm frequently mistaken for my brother.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Erroneous.
    • This is a clear case of mistaken identity.
  • Having an incorrect belief.
    • I think you must be mistaken .
    He admitted he was mistaken about the budget numbers.

    Usage notes

    * The phrase (and variations) is used to indicate that one is uncertain about something one has said. * Nouns to which (term) is often applied: identity, belief, notion, view, assumption, impression, idea, thinking, identification, diagnosis, interpretation, person, opinion, conclusion, judgment, conception, perception, theory, reading, concept.

    Derived terms

    * mistaken identity

    Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles