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   confuse

   /kənˈfjuːz/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) bewildered or perplexed: "past and present blurred together, confusing her still further" Similar bewilderbafflemystifybemuseperplexpuzzleconfoundbefognonplusdisconcertthrowset someone thinkinginformal:flummoxdiscombobulateconfusticatefazestumpbeatfoxmake someone scratch their headfloorfogbuffaloarchaic:wildergravelmazecause to be at a standdistractposerare:obfuscateOpposite enlighten
   • ▪ make (something) more complex or less easy to understand: "the points made by the authors confuse rather than clarify the issue" Similar complicatemuddlejumblegarblemake complexmake (more) difficultblurobscuremake unclearcloudobfuscatearchaic:embroilOpposite simplify
   • ▪ identify wrongly; mistake: "a lot of people confuse a stroke with a heart attack" Similar mix upmuddle upconfoundmisinterpret asmistake fortake forOpposite distinguish

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘rout, bring to ruin’): from Old French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere ‘mingle together’ (see confound). Originally all senses of the verb were passive, and therefore appeared only as the past participle confused; the active voice occurred rarely until the 19th century when it began to replace confound.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFUSE definition: 1. to mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make something difficult to understand: 2. to mix up…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONFUSE is to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off. How to use confuse in a sentence.

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   To confuse is to produce a general bewilderment: to confuse someone by giving complicated directions. To disconcert is to disturb one's mind by irritation, perplexities, etc.: to disconcert someone by asking irrelevant questions.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   confuse, disconcert, embarrass imply temporary interference with the clear working of one’s mind.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › CONFUSEConfuse - definition of confuse by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to bewilder; perplex. 2. to mix up (things, ideas, etc); jumble. 3. to make unclear: he confused his talk with irrelevant details. 4. to fail to recognize the difference between; mistake (one thing) for another. 5. to disconcert; embarrass. 6. to cause to become disordered: the enemy ranks were confused by gas.

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   If you confuse two things, you are not correctly identifying them. If you confuse heartburn with a heart attack, you might end up at the emergency room instead of in the antacid aisle of the drugstore. To confuse can also mean to bewilder.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONFUSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CONFUSE definition: 1. to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something: 2. to think that one person or…. Learn more.

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   Definition of confuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Confuse definition: To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCONFUSE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    Definitions of 'confuse' 1. If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one. [...] 2. To confuse someone means to make it difficult for them to know exactly what is happening or what to do. [...] 3. To confuse a situation means to make it complicated or difficult to understand. [...] More.