mistake sb/sth for sb/sth
— phrasal verb with mistake uk/mɪˈsteɪk/us/mɪˈsteɪk/verb [ T ] mistook, mistaken
to confuse someone or something with a different person or thing:
I often mistake her for her mother on the phone.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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