Definitions for confuse
kənˈfyuzcon·fuse

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. confuse, confound(verb)

   mistake one thing for another

   "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

2. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate(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"

3. confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off(verb)

   cause to feel embarrassment

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

4. jumble, confuse, mix up(verb)

   assemble without order or sense

   "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

5. confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate(verb)

   make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

   "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. confuse(Verb)

   To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

2. confuse(Verb)

   To rout; discomfit.

3. confuse(Verb)

   To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.

4. confuse(Verb)

   To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

5. confuse(Verb)

   To mistake one thing for another.

Origin: Back formation from Middle English confused ("frustrated, ruined"), from confus, from confusus, past participle of confundō.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confuse(adj)

   mixed; confounded

2. Confuse(verb)

   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. Confuse(verb)

   to perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession

Origin: [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confuse

   kon-fūz′, 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. [A doublet of Confound.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confuse' in Verbs Frequency: #953

How to pronounce confuse?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of confuse in a Sentence

1. Ernest Hemingway:

   Never confuse movement with action.

2. Harry S Truman:

   If you cannot convince them, confuse them.

3. Yves Saint Laurent:

   We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

4. Carsten Linnemann:

   We shouldn't confuse size with competitiveness.

5. Lewis Hamilton:

   It was fine, it was okay. Why confuse people more.

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