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mistaken identity

mis·tak·en i·den·ti·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mi-stey-kuh n ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-]
    • /mɪˈsteɪ kən aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn-/
    • /mɪˈsteɪkən aɪˈdentəti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mi-stey-kuh n ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-]
    • /mɪˈsteɪ kən aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, ɪˈdɛn-/

Definitions of mistaken identity words

  • noun mistaken identity when sb is identified as sb else 1
  • uncountable noun mistaken identity When someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person, you refer to this as a case of mistaken identity. 0
  • noun mistaken identity an instance when someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person 0
  • noun mistaken identity Falsely believing that someone is someone else. 0
  • noun mistaken identity (law) A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant. 0
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Parts of speech for Mistaken identity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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mistaken identity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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