confuse
verb (used with object)
to perplex or bewilder.
had confused
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past perfectof confuse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When the stock market finally crashed in October, Glass said it was because the market had confused traditional banking and stock trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The city already removed reversible rush-hour lanes that had confused drivers.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
And he said investigators had confused him with another Jesse Dean who lived in Illinois and who had been on the DEA’s radar.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
It turns out the company had confused Cross’ rental with someone else’s vehicle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
She had confused him with her son again, because the hot wind that came after the deluge and had brought occasional waves of lucidity to Úrsula's brain had passed.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
