mistaking

• Существительное, обозначающее действие по неправильному истолкованию чего-либо или неверной интерпретации ситуации или высказывания.

A noun referring to the act of interpreting something incorrectly or putting the wrong interpretation on a situation or statement.

uncountable

1. MisinterpretationB2formal

   The act or result of understanding or interpreting something incorrectly.

   Неверное истолкование

   • His mistaking of her silence for consent led to a serious misunderstanding.
   • The report was full of mistakings due to lack of evidence.
   • She apologized for her mistaking of the instructions.
   • The mistaking of the date caused everyone to arrive a day early.

   Synonymsmisapprehensionmisconstructionmisinterpretationmisreadingmisunderstanding

   Antonymsapprehensioncomprehensiongraspunderstanding

• 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