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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
- confusability noun
- confusable adjective
- 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
I think it’s confusing for kids who grow up a certain way, and their parents are like, “You can’t have a cappuccino.”
When the stock market finally crashed in October, Glass said it was because the market had confused traditional banking and stock trading.
The jeweller was "totally confused" when she read the comment and replied explaining that the customer was mistaken.
At the break, it was 0-0, a mercy for the Scots given that Greece had confused the life out of them with their movement.
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