Mistaken vs Deceived - What's the difference?
mistaken | deceived |
Erroneous.
Having an incorrect belief.
(deceive)
To trick or mislead.
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As verbs the difference between mistaken and deceived
is that mistaken is while deceived is (deceive).As an adjective mistaken
is erroneous.mistaken
English
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.
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 identitydeceived
English
Verb
(head)deceive
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Verb
(deceiv)citation, page= , passage=Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.” }}