mistaken idea
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmistakenandidea
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mistaken
adjective
uk/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/us/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/
wrong in what you believe, or based on a belief that ...
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idea
noun
uk/aɪˈdɪə/us/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofmistakenandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I regard this as an entirely wrong andmistakenidea.
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It was amistakenideaof beauty.
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It is quite amistakenideathat miners receive free coal.
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That is amistakenideaaltogether.
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It may be under amistakenideathat he makes the suggestion.
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The bogus justification for themistakenideaof normalisation is that peace has broken out.
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The amendments correct thatmistakenidea.
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That is amistakenideawhich is being encouraged by the employers.
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And with the idea, themistakenidea, that they themselves will soon enjoy office.
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There exists a whollymistakenideathat the new towns are practically "out of the red" and on the point of piling up big profits.
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Unfortunately, a rathermistakenideais prevalent.
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There seems to be amistakenideathat the single person is more mobile than a married one; and this is not necessarily true.
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Employers often have themistakenideathat women are less able physically to go on working after 60.
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Furthermore, many of them have amistakenideaof the rates of pay they are likely to get.
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That is an entirelymistakenidea.
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I believe that this desire to reduce the threshold is based on amistakenideaof what is meant by the term "area".
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That was amistakenidea, and it had bad results.
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There is amistakenideaas to what happens to a man who has a building society mortgage on his property.
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A crisis is impending, and one of the causes is themistakenideaof the value of colonies.
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The academic establishment does so because it is wedded to themistakenideaof an artificially expanded concept of intention.
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