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mistakenness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /mɪˈsteɪ.kən.nəs/ UK /mɪˈsteɪ.kən.nəs/

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1 noun · the state or quality of... incorrectnesserrorwrongness
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Formed from mistaken + -ness. Mistaken is the past participle of mistake, originally "to take in error," from Old Norse mistaka, built from mis- ("wrongly") + taka ("to take"). The noun names the condition of a judgment or belief being wrong.

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