different between unaccurate vs mistaken

English

Etymology

un- +? accurate

Adjective

unaccurate (comparative more unaccurate, superlative most unaccurate)

1. (obsolete) Not accurate; inaccurate.
   • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, I:

     So unaccurate is it […] that if examin'd with an organ more acute than that by which they were made, the more we see of their shape, the less appearance will there be of their beauty […]

   • 1698, John Locke, letter to Bishop of Worcester

     I do by no means find fault with such figurative and common ways of speaking, in popular and ordinary Discourses, where unaccurate Thoughts allow unaccurate ways of speaking.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?s?te?k?n/
• Rhymes: -e?k?n

Verb

mistaken

1. past participle of mistake

   I'm frequently mistaken for my brother.

Adjective

mistaken (comparative more mistaken, superlative most mistaken)

1. Erroneous.

   A mistaken sense of loyalty.

2. (with a copula verb, often with about) Having an incorrect belief.

   I think you must be mistaken.

   He admitted he was mistaken about the budget numbers.

Usage notes

• The phrase if I'm not mistaken (and variations) is used to indicate that one is uncertain about something one has said.
• Nouns to which mistaken 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

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