mistaken impression

collocation in English

meaningsofmistakenandimpression

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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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impression
noun
uk
/ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/us
/ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/
an idea or opinion of what something or someone ...
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(Definition ofmistakenandimpressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmistaken impression

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Finally, the resulting compiler is slow, which leaves students with amistakenimpressionabout the speed of a compiler and the importance thereof.
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The problem is that such conspicuous distancing from empirical details may give the student themistakenimpressionthat data are considered to be of little importance in the field.
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I was under themistakenimpressionthat supplementary benefit was designed to assist people according to their needs.
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Do not let us leave themistakenimpressionthat there is a lot of money in this for people who want it.
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That is a verymistakenimpression, and if we can do anything here to remove it we shall have done something valuable.
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Unfortunately, thatmistakenimpressionis often in the heads of those who consider what should be done with parks.
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There has been amistakenimpressionthat the economic measures taken after the unilateral declaration of independence were ineffective.
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I may have had amistakenimpression.
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I am glad that thatmistakenimpressionwas subsequently corrected and each of us received a letter of apology.
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During that time, however, subsistence allowance was given to him under themistakenimpressionthat his wife was still alive.
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I hope that that is amistakenimpression.
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I am, however, having the text revised so as to remove anymistakenimpressionwhich might be created by the present wording.
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This probably derives from themistakenimpressionthat authorities will have to build up 10-year land-banks.
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I am sure that that is amistakenimpression, but it is the impression that is being produced by the course which is being followed.
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I see now that that was a completelymistakenimpression.
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Many are of themistakenimpressionthat nurses are forbidden to undertake manual evacuation.
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Those who have been for a holiday in that area always come away with a rathermistakenimpressionas to our climate.
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There has been amistakenimpressionin the debate that housing and health are not linked.
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That was amistakenimpressiongiven in some of the press reports.
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Furthermore, consumers who purchase look-alike products are often under themistakenimpressionthat they are branded goods.
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