Groundless vs Mistaken - What's the difference?
groundless | mistaken | Related terms |
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
* 2013 , Delme Parfitt in Wales Online'', ''Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win (3 November 2013)
*:At that stage any fears among home fans of a possession monopoly by Laudrup's side were proving groundless , with Cardiff having their fair share of the ball and territory.
Erroneous.
Having an incorrect belief.
Groundless is a related term of mistaken.
As adjectives the difference between groundless and mistaken
is that groundless is without any grounds to support it; baseless while mistaken is erroneous.As a verb mistaken is
.groundless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Anagrams
*mistaken
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Verb
(head)- I'm frequently mistaken for my brother.
Adjective
(en adjective)- This is a clear case of mistaken identity.
- I think you must be mistaken .
- He admitted he was mistaken about the budget numbers.