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mistakenness

mistakenness

1 8.0
A state of being wrong about an idea or fact
  • noun
  • /mɪˈsteɪkənəs/
: error
  • The debate highlighted the mistakenness of her assumptions about the project.

Examples

  • The mistakenness of his assumptions was evident.

  • His mistakenness was obvious once the true facts were presented.

  • Admitting one's mistakenness can be difficult but is important for learning.

  • Her mistakenness in judging the situation led to confusion.

  • His mistakenness became evident when he realized the information was incorrect.

  • After reflecting on her decisions, she acknowledged her mistakenness in choosing that path.

  • The team's mistakenness led to a costly error in the final report.

Synonyms

error
vsmistakenness
608 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

is the ongoing condition of being wrong rather than one event
misunderstanding
vsmistakenness
215 1.6

When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem

is the wider condition of being wrong rather than a specific miscommunication
misconception
vsmistakenness
76 4.2

An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly

is the overall condition of being mistaken rather than a single false idea
fallacy
vsmistakenness
64 7.2

A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning

is the general state of being mistaken regardless of reasoning cause
misperception
vsmistakenness
12 6.8

A wrong idea about something

is the broader state of being wrong rather than a single distorted view
misjudgment
vsmistakenness
  • US
9 3.6

A wrong decision about a person or situation

is the general state of being wrong rather than a single mistaken judgment
false belief
vsmistakenness
7 5.6

An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding

is the wider state of being mistaken beyond individual beliefs
misapprehension
vsmistakenness
5 7.5

A wrong idea about what something means

is the general condition of being mistaken rather than one misreading
misimpression
vsmistakenness
2 7.5

A wrong idea someone has about something

is the broader condition of being wrong rather than a brief impression
wrongness
vsmistakenness
1 5.4

A state of being not correct based on facts

is concerned with being mistaken about something rather than the abstract condition
misprision
vsmistakenness
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said

is the broader state of being wrong rather than that specific reading
erroneous belief
vsmistakenness
1 6.5

A belief based on false information

is broader, applying to wrongness in any form not only beliefs
incorrectness
vsmistakenness
1 5.2

The state of being wrong or not matching the facts

is about being mistaken about a specific thing rather than a quality label
misguidedness
vsmistakenness
1 7.2

A state of having wrong ideas that lead people to make bad choices

is the broader condition of being mistaken not limited to guidance issues
misconstrual
vsmistakenness
1 9.3

A wrong idea about what someone says or does

is the overall condition of being mistaken rather than one interpretive error
misbelief
vsmistakenness
1 7.0

An idea that is wrong

is the general state that underlies such untrue held ideas
miscomprehension
vsmistakenness
1 7.9

A failure to understand something correctly

is the wider condition of being wrong rather than one comprehension failure
erroneousness
vsmistakenness
1 8.5

A state of being wrong

is focused on being mistaken about something rather than the abstract label
misprise
vsmistakenness
  • Archaic
9.9

A wrong idea about something because a person did not understand it

is the wider condition of being wrong rather than one misunderstanding

Antonyms

169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

8 3.5

A state of being accurate and matching facts or rules

How Wrong

fallacy
64 7.2
error
608 1.0
mistakenness
1 8.0
inaccuracy
24 4.9

Surface Forms

mistakenness singular

Morphology

mistakenness = mistaken (transparent) = mistake + en + ness

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'mistaken' with '-ness' to indicate the state or quality of being mistaken.

Etymology

The word mistakenness is built from mis- ('wrong'), take ('to take'), and -ness ('a state'). So it means the state of having 'taken' something wrongly, in other words being wrong about something.