mistaken

• Ошибочный; описывает человека или убеждение, которое является неверным в мнении, понимании или суждении.

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.

   Заблуждающийся

   • 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.

   Synonymserroneousfallaciousfaultyinaccurateincorrectmisguidedwrong

   Antonymsaccuratecorrectright

2. Arising from errorB1formal

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

   Ошибочный

   • 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.

   Synonymserroneousfallaciousfalsefaultyinaccurateincorrectmisguidedoff-baseunsoundwrong

   Antonymsaccuratecorrectrightsoundtruevalid

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия неправильного определения или интерпретации кого-либо или чего-либо, или совершения ошибки в суждении.

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

irregular verb

1. MisidentifyB1formal

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

   Спутать

   • 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.

   Synonymsconfoundconfusemisidentifymix uptake for

2. MisunderstandB1formal

   To interpret or understand something incorrectly.

   Неправильно понять

   • 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.

   Synonymsmisapprehendmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisunderstand