Difference between Misguided and Mistaken

What is the difference between Misguided and Mistaken?

Misguided as a verb is to guide poorly or incorrectly. while Mistaken as a verb is to understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

Misguided

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To guide poorly or incorrectly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: ill-conceived or not thought through misled or mistaken lacking proper guidance

Example sentence: The people that live in these districts, they don't want to watch it. They don't want to see their children die or killing other people. The only people that it is entertainment to are the people in the capital that have been brainwashed and are misguided and living in a completely unrealistic kind of world.

Mistaken

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: erroneous.(with a copula verb) To have an incorrect belief.

Example sentence: To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

We hope you now know whether to use Misguided or Mistaken in your sentence.

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