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Confuse

Confuse Meaning & Definition
Confuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Confuse?

[v] make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"
[v] make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"
[v] be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
[v] mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
[v] assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
[v] cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Confuse: bedevil | befuddle | confound | discombobulate | disconcert | flurry | fox | fuddle | jumble | mistake | mix up | put off | throw

Related Terms | Find terms related to Confuse: abash | addle | addle the wits | agitate | baffle | ball up | becloud | bedazzle | befog | befuddle | bemuse | bewilder | blur | blur distinctions | bollix up | botch | bother | buffalo | bug | cap | cast down | chagrin | cloud | color | complicate | confound | daze | dazzle | deform | derange | disarrange | discombobulate | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | discountenance | dishevel | dismay | disorder | disorganize | disorient | disquiet | distort | distract | disturb | dizzy | embarrass | embrangle | ensnarl | entangle | faze | flummox | flurry | fluster | flutter | fog | fog up | foul up | fuddle | fumble | fuss | fuzz | garble | implicate | involve | jumble | jumble together | knock galley-west | knot | louse up | make uncertain | maze | mess up | miscolor | misdeem | misguide | misidentify | mislead | mist | mix | mix up | mizzle | moider | mortify | muck up | muddle | muddy | mull | mystify | obfuscate | obscure | overlook distinctions | perplex | perturb | pervert | pi | play hob with | pose | pother | put out | puzzle | raise hell | ramify | rattle | ravel | riffle | ruffle | scramble | screw up | shame | shuffle | snafu | snarl | snarl up | stumble | tangle | throw | throw into confusion | throw off | throw out | tumble | twist | unform | unsettle | unshape | upset | warp | wrench | wrest

See Also | abash | addle | alter | amaze | assemble | baffle | be | beat | bewilder | bother | change | construe | deflect | demoralize | disorient | disorientate | distract | dumbfound | embarrass | flummox | fluster | get | gravel | interpret | muddle | muddy | mystify | nonplus | perplex | piece | pose | puddle | put together | puzzle | see | set up | stupefy | tack | tack together | vex

Confuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See {Confound}.] Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret.
\Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision. A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. --Milton. 2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson. Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope. Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See {Abash}.

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