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1. (v.t.) confuse
to perplex or bewilder:
The flood of questions confused me.
2. confuse
to make unclear or indistinct:
The new evidence tended to confuse the issue.
3. confuse
to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake:
I always confuse the twins.
4. confuse
to disconcert or abash.
5. confuse
to combine without order; jumble; disorder.
6. confuse
Archaic. to bring to ruin or naught.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME, back formation from confused bewildered < AF confus (with -ed -ed2 maintaining participial sense) < L confūsus, ptp. of confundere; see confound)
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| Definition of 'confuse' |
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1. (verb) confuse, confound
mistake one thing for another
"you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
2. (verb) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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"
3. (verb) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
cause to feel embarrassment
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"
4. (verb) jumble, confuse, mix up
assemble without order or sense
"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
5. (verb) confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
"Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
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1. (verb) confuse
to make sb unable to understand sth
The math completely confused me.
2. confuse
to think one thing is another; = mix up
I confused the two Italian poets.
3. confuse
to make a problem less easy to understand
Don't confuse the issue by adding something new.
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| Definition of 'confuse' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) confuse
mixed; confounded
2. (verb) confuse
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
3. (verb) confuse
to perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession
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Sense: to put in disorder
He confused the arrangements by arriving late.
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 Afrikaans: verwar, deurmekaar maak, |
 Arabic: يُرْبِك، يُبَلْبِل، يُشَو |
 Bulgarian: причинявам безпорядък |
 Brazilian: atrapalhar |
 Czech: narušit, zamotat |
 German: in Unordnung bringen |
 Danish: forvirre |
 Greek: αναστατώνω |
 Spanish: confundir, complicar, enr |
 Estonian: segi ajama |
 Farsi: به هم زدن؛ نامرتب کردن |
 Finnish: sekoittaa |
 French: bouleverser |
 Hebrew: לְעַרבֵב |
 Hindi: घबरा जाना |
 Croatian: pomiješati, pobrkati |
 Hungarian: összezavar |
 Indonesian: merusak |
 Icelandic: komaólagi á, rugla |
 Italian: scompigliare |
 Japanese: 混乱させる |
 Korean: 혼란 시키다 |
 Lithuanian: sumaišyti, suardyti |
 Latvian: sajaukt |
 Malay: mengelirukan |
 Dutch: verwarren |
 Norwegian: forvirre, bringe i ulage |
 Polish: pomieszać |
 Persian: به هم زدن؛ نامرتب کردن |
 Pashto: سر ګډول ، وار خطا كول، مغ |
 Portuguese: atrapalhar |
 Romanian: aîncurca |
 Russian: вносить неразбериху |
 Slovak: narušiť |
 Slovenian: zmešati |
 Serbian: pobrkati |
 Swedish: trassla till |
 Thai: ผสมปนเปกัน |
 Turkish: karıştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 打亂，弄亂 |
 Ukrainian: збити; зірвати |
 Urdu: درهم برهم كرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm lộn xộn |
 Chinese: 使混乱 |
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