Confuse
[kən'fjuːz] or [kən'fjʊz]
Definition
(verb.) mistake one thing for another; 'you are confusing me with the other candidate'; 'I mistook her for the secretary'.
(verb.) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; 'Her remarks confused the debate'; 'Their words obnubilate their intentions'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) cause to feel embarrassment; 'The constant attention of the young man confused her'.
Inputed by Logan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Mixed; confounded.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Typist: Patricia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Mingle, intermingle, mix, blend, confound.[2]. Disorder, disarrange, derange, disturb, jumble, throw into disorder or confusion.[3]. Perplex, obscure, darken, render uncertain.[4]. Mystify, embarrass, pose, nonplus, bewilder, flurry.[5]. Abash, shame, mortify, discompose, disconcert, confound.
Editor: Rudolf
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONFOUND]
Edited by Lilian
Definition
v.t. to pour or mix together so that things cannot be distinguished: to throw into disorder: to perplex.—v.i. to be confused.—adj. Confused′ perplexed: disordered.—adv. Confus′edly in a confused manner: disorderly.—ns. Confus′edness state of being confused: disorder; Confū′sion the state of being confused: disorder: shame: overthrow: perplexity: embarrassment: turmoil.—adj. Confū′sive.
Checker: Sophia
Examples
- There was no need to confuse our retreat. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- For there are, I believe, blunders in our political thinking which confuse fictitious activity with genuine achievement, and make it difficult for men to know where they should enlist. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You'll only confuse me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If he could confuse ME, or irritate HER into breaking out, either she or I might have said something which would answer his purpose. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You confuse me, and how can I transact business if I am confused? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You did not know any one who went over in German uniform to confuse them. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I didn't confuse you did I, darling? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Our fair client seemed a little confused. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He became very confused and silent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- There was a jaded aspect on the business lanes and courts, and the very pavements had a weary appearance, confused by the tread of a million of feet. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She had her queer, radiant, breathless manner, as if confused by the actual world, unreal to it, having a complete bright world of her self alone. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I was present myself, and I remember to have felt quite uncomfortable and confused, at a part of myself being disposed of in that way. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The poor woman was at first too much confused and agitated to understand thoroughly what I said to her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Confused, Mr. Huskisson tried to go around the open door of the carriage, which projected over the opposite rail. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He never seems to have made the mistake of confusing democracy with demolatry. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I'll just make them a little confusing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It is confusing because it is still confused at the source. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'll make them very confusing, Catherine said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This was really such a confusing question that Ada looked at me in perfect dismay. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That difficulty is greatly increased in my case by the alarming and confusing events which took place about the period of Lady Glyde's departure. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I have no faith in mixed races, as their genius, if they have any, is apt to be confusing. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- This diverts suspicion and confuses it; and for the same reason I recommended that, even if you came back last night, you should not go home. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Something that deadens, making an endeavour to pass one hand down one side, and confuses, touching his lips. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My love, said I, it quite confuses me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Inputed by Gretchen