erehtyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
• err verb To make a mistake; to be wrong.
• misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.

Senses

erehtyä is used for these senses in English:

• confuse (transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
• have another think coming (idiom) To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.
• make a mistake To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)
• misstep (intransitive) To make an error or mistake.
• mistake (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

confuse — full definition

1. verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
2. verb To mistake one thing for another.
3. verb To make someone feel embarrassed or flustered.

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