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   Con·fuse

   /kənˈfyo͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to become 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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   To confuse someone means to make it difficult for them to know exactly what is happening or what to do.

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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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   confuse meaning, definition, what is confuse: to make someone feel that they cannot th...: Learn more.

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   Define confuse. confuse synonyms, confuse pronunciation, confuse translation, English dictionary definition of confuse. v. con·fused , con·fus·ing , con·fus·es v. tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or...

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   1. : to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off. The directions she gave confused us. 2. a. : to make indistinct : blur. Stop confusing the issue. b. : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other. confuse money with comfort. Do not confuse the words "flaunt" and "flout." c. : to mix indiscriminately : jumble.

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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.