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confuse

verb

1 confuse

Mistake one thing for another.

synonym: confound.

Roget 465a: not discriminate etc. 465; overlook a distinction etc. (neglect) 460, confound, confuse.   

Roget 475: be uncertain etc. adj.; wonder whether.    lose the clue, lose the clew, scent; miss one's way.    not know what to make of etc. (unintelligibility) 519, not know which way to turn, not know whether one stands on one s head or one's not know whether one stands on one s head or one's heels; ... show more

Roget 519: be unintelligible etc. adj.; require explanation etc. 522; have a doubtful meaning, pass comprehension.    render unintelligible etc. adj.; conceal etc. 528; ... show more

Roget 879: be humble etc. adj.; deign, vouchsafe, condescend; humble oneself, demean oneself; stoop, stoop to conquer; carry coals; submit etc. 725; ... show more

Dutch: verbijsteren, dooreenhalen, in de war brengen, verwarren

2 confuse

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.

Roget 61: derange; disarrange, misarrange; displace, misplace; mislay, discompose, disorder; deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize; embroil, unsettle, ... show more

Dutch: verslaan, verbazen, verwarren, in de war schoppen

3 confuse

Cause to feel embarrassment:
— The constant attention of the young man confused her.

synonyms: disconcert, flurry, put off.

Roget 458: be inattentive etc. adj.; overlook, disregard; pass by etc. (neglect) 460; not observe etc. 457; think little of.    close one's eyes to, ... show more

Dutch: ontwapenen, verwarren

4 confuse

Assemble without order or sense.

synonyms: jumble, mix up.

5 confuse

Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred:
— Her remarks confused the debate.

synonyms: blur, obnubilate, obscure.


Moby thesaurus: abash, addle, addle the wits, agitate, baffle, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, blur, blur distinctions, bollix up, botch, bother, buffalo, bug, cap ... show more.

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