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Definition of mistaken identity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mistaken identity

noun
 
/mɪˌsteɪkən aɪˈdentəti/
 
/mɪˌsteɪkən aɪˈdentəti/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a situation in which you think wrongly that you recognize somebody or have found the person you are looking for
    • He was shot in what seems to have been a case of mistaken identity.
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