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mistakenly

[mi-stey-kuhn-lee] / mɪˈsteɪ kən li /
ADVERB
wrongly
Synonyms


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For others, like cacti and succulents, Clare says we mistakenly drown them by unnecessarily watering them.

From BBC

Early on Tuesday morning, the regional governor mistakenly reported one person killed when a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building.

From Barron's

It tells the story of a retired couple who are presented with the opportunity to claim life insurance when the husband is mistakenly declared to have died.

From BBC

The family of a teenager who died in a car crash have described their "unimaginable" ordeal after being mistakenly told their son had survived.

From BBC

Some recruits mistakenly believe that after they have signed up for a year they can return to their old life with money in their pockets.

From BBC