see something mistakenly
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- 1 see something mistakenly、experience a visual illusion
Describes mistakenly seeing something that is not there or taking one thing for another, often as a brief visual illusion.
see something mistakenly、experience a visual illusion
Means to experience a momentary visual illusion or mistakenly perceive one thing as another.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word contains ตา (“eye”) and describes a situation in which the eyes seem to perceive something incorrectly. It can be used when someone mistakes a figure for a person they know or briefly thinks they saw something that was not there. It functions as a predicate and often appears as ตาฝาดไปเอง, meaning that the speaker merely imagined or misperceived what they saw. It is also common when reacting to a surprising sight and questioning whether it is real. The comparable expression for mishearing something is หูฝาด.
Usage
It is commonly used when you think you spotted someone in a crowd, mistake an object for a person in the dark, or briefly see something so unexpected that you question your own eyes.
Caution
This expression is limited to visual perception. Use เข้าใจผิด for a general misunderstanding and เห็นภาพหลอน for hallucinations in a medical or ongoing sense.
Differences from similar words
1 see something mistakenly synonyms
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เห็นภาพหลอน means to hallucinate and may describe visions caused by a medical condition, drugs, or a disturbed mental state. ตาฝาด usually refers to an ordinary, momentary visual mistake.