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confuse
[kuhn-fyooz]
verb (used with object)
to perplex or bewilder.
The flood of questions confused me.
Synonyms: ,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.
Synonyms: , ,to combine without order; jumble; disorder.
Try not to confuse the papers on the desk.
Synonyms: , ,Archaic.to bring to ruin or naught.
confuse
/ əˈː /
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 51Թ Forms
- confusable adjective
- confusability noun
- confusably adverb
- preconfuse verb (used with object)
- reconfuse verb (used with object)
- unconfusable adjective
- unconfusably adverb
- Dzˌڳܲˈٲ noun
- Dzˈڳܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confuse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“She just ran around whining, like she was so confused.”
So when the airline called that afternoon, Mr Shaikh was confused.
"Revisiting outdated claims about long-defunct businesses only serves to confuse and mislead the public," the company said.
Even Dickinson’s dashes were erased from early publications of her work by editors who assumed readers would find them confusing.
The overwhelming majority of these are drones, including Shahed-type models and various decoys designed to confuse Ukraine's air defence systems.
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