mistaken

• Falsch, irrig; beschreibt eine Person oder eine Annahme, die in Meinung, Verständnis oder Urteil nicht zutrifft.

Describes a person or belief that is incorrect in opinion, understanding, or judgment.

1. Wrong in opinion or judgmentB1formal

   Having an incorrect belief or understanding about something.

   im Irrtum befindlich

   • She was mistaken about the time of the meeting.
   • He is mistaken if he thinks I will agree to that.
   • Many people are mistaken about the causes of the economic crisis.

   Synonymeerroneousfallaciousfaultyinaccurateincorrectmisguidedwrong

   Antonymeaccuratecorrectright

2. Arising from errorB1formal

   Based on or resulting from a wrong belief or incorrect information.

   Irrig

   • The report was based on a mistaken assumption.
   • His conclusion was mistaken due to faulty data.
   • They acted on a mistaken belief that the bridge was safe.

   Synonymeerroneousfallaciousfalsefaultyinaccurateincorrectmisguidedoff-baseunsoundwrong

   Antonymeaccuratecorrectrightsoundtruevalid

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, jemanden oder etwas falsch zu identifizieren, falsch zu interpretieren oder ein Fehlurteil zu fällen; auch: sich irren oder einen Fehler machen.

A verb used to indicate the act of incorrectly identifying or interpreting someone or something, or making an error in judgment.

unregelmäßiges Verb

1. MisidentifyB1formal

   To incorrectly identify someone or something as another person or thing.

   Verwechseln

   • I mistook her for her sister because they look so alike.
   • He mistook the stranger for an old friend.
   • Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

   Synonymeconfoundconfusemisidentifymix uptake for

2. MisunderstandB1formal

   To interpret or understand something incorrectly.

   missverstehen

   • She mistook his intentions and thought he was angry.
   • They mistook the instructions and built the shelf backwards.
   • I mistook the meaning of his words.

   Synonymemisapprehendmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisunderstand