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

Inputed by Gretchen

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