confuse
Meaning
- to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
- To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
- To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
- To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
- (obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
- To be confused.
Synonyms
be complex
get mixed up
make difficult
obnubilate
cause anxiety
get confused
have no idea
confound with
meddle with
make disorderly
compensate for
mix in
stir up trouble
throw into confusion
throw into disorder
be confusing
cause disorder
take the place of
tangle up
put in disorder
embarass
put into disorder
be intricate
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈfjuːz/
Etymology
Back formation from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundō.
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