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Meaning of 'confuse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confuse [ a.]
- Mixed; confounded.
2 . Confuse [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.

Meaning of 'confuse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confuse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Example in sentence:
  • Her remarks confused the debate;
  • Their words obnubilate their intentions
Meaning (2):
- mistake one thing for another
Example in sentence:
  • I mistook her for the secretary;
  • you are confusing me with the other candidate
Meaning (3):
- assemble without order or sense
Example in sentence:
  • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Meaning (4):
- cause to feel embarrassment
Example in sentence:
  • The constant attention of the young man confused her
Meaning (5):
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Example in sentence:
  • These questions confuse even the experts;
  • This question befuddled even the teacher;
  • This question completely threw me

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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