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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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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › confuseconfuse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › confuseCONFUSE | 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › confuseconfuse | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something: These advertisements simply confused the public. Fewer examples. You've confused me! You're just confusing her! If you try to explain too much in one go you just confuse people. I confused her with too many instructions.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › confuseCONFUSE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one. I always confuse my left with my right. Synonyms: mix up with, take for, mistake for, muddle with More Synonyms of confuse. confusion (kənfyuʒən ) uncountable noun. Use different colors of felt pen on your sketch to avoid confusion.

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   to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound: to confuse dates; He always confuses the twins. to disconcert or abash: His candor confused her. to combine without order; jumble; disorder: Try not to confuse the papers on the desk. [ Archaic.]to bring to ruin or naught. Latin confūsus, past participle of confundere; see confound.

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   The meaning of CONFUSE is to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off. How to use confuse in a sentence. to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off; to make indistinct : blur; to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other…

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   verb (used with object),con·fused, con·fus·ing. to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me. to make unclear or indistinct: The rumors and angry charges tended to confuse the issue. to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound: to confuse dates; He always confuses the twins.