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   confuse

   /kənˈfjuːz/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) 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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   Learn the meaning of confuse, a verb that means to mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make something difficult to understand. See how to use confuse in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, usage, and history of the verb confuse, which means to disturb in mind or purpose, to make indistinct, or to mix indiscriminately. See example sentences and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Confuse means to perplex, bewilder, or make unclear. It can also mean to fail to distinguish between, to disconcert, or to jumble. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of confuse.

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   verb. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. “These questions confuse even the experts” synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

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   1. to bewilder; perplex. 2. to mix up (things, ideas, etc); jumble. 3. to make unclear: he confused his talk with irrelevant details. 4. to fail to recognize the difference between; mistake (one thing) for another. 5. to disconcert; embarrass. 6. to cause to become disordered: the enemy ranks were confused by gas.

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    Confuse definition: To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.