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confuse
[kuhn-fyooz]
verb (used with object)
to perplex or bewilder.
The flood of questions confused me.
to make unclear or indistinct.
The rumors and angry charges tended to confuse the issue.
to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound.
to confuse dates;
He always confuses the twins.
to disconcert or abash.
His candor confused her.
to combine without order; jumble; disorder.
Try not to confuse the papers on the desk.
Archaic., to bring to ruin or naught.
confuse
/ kənˈfjuːz /
verb
to bewilder; perplex
to mix up (things, ideas, etc); jumble
to make unclear
he confused his talk with irrelevant details
to fail to recognize the difference between; mistake (one thing) for another
to disconcert; embarrass
to cause to become disordered
the enemy ranks were confused by gas
Other Word Forms
- confusable adjective
- confusability noun
- confusably adverb
- preconfuse verb (used with object)
- reconfuse verb (used with object)
- unconfusable adjective
- unconfusably adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of confuse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"All the stuff that has slowed the game down and confusing it at the moment is the stuff that's happening off the field with referrals and TMOs and bunker reviews," adds Grayson.
The harvest of that change was an inaugural meeting of the new panel that was enveloped in a miasma of confused, uninformed debate.
However, it “can be very confusing to actually execute, so it takes a committed and savvy investor to make it work.”
After being enraged by their disallowed goal at Manchester City before the international break, Liverpool got stung again by the confusing subjective offside law.
I fear we are turning out the most confused generation, with an affliction of contradiction.
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