lầm lẫn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To mistake: To incorrectly identify someone or something as another person or thing.
- To confuse: To mix up two or more things in one's mind, failing to distinguish between them.
- To err / To be in error: To make a mistake or incorrect judgment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi đã lầm lẫn anh với em trai của anh. (I mistook you for your brother.)
- Đừng để lầm lẫn giữa hai khái niệm này. (Don't confuse these two concepts.)
- Có sự lầm lẫn trong việc giao hàng. (There was an error in the delivery.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự lầm lẫn" (noun): A mistake, an error, a case of confusion.
- Sự lầm lẫn này đã gây ra hậu quả nghiêm trọng. (This mistake has caused serious consequences.)
Variants and Related Words
Nhầm lẫn (v/n): A common variant with identical meaning (to mistake; a mistake).
- Tôi xin lỗi vì sự nhầm lẫn. (I apologize for the mistake.)
Lầm (v): To be wrong, to err. Often used similarly but can be more general.
- Tôi lầm rồi. (I was wrong.)
Synonyms
- Mistake: To be incorrect about something.
- Confuse: To fail to distinguish.
- Misidentify: To identify incorrectly.
Related Idioms
- Lầm lẫn tai hại: A disastrous or grievous mistake.
- Đó là một quyết định lầm lẫn tai hại. (That was a disastrously mistaken decision.)