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confuse

[ kuhn-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

confused, confusing.
  1. to perplex or bewilder:

    The flood of questions confused me.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to make unclear or indistinct:

    The rumors and angry charges tended to confuse the issue.

  3. to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound:

    to confuse dates;

    He always confuses the twins.

  4. to disconcert or abash:

    His candor confused her.

    Synonyms: , ,

  5. to combine without order; jumble; disorder:

    Try not to confuse the papers on the desk.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. Archaic. to bring to ruin or naught.


confuse

/ əˈː /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˌڳܲˈٲ, noun
  • Dzˈڳܲ, adjectivenoun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ڳܲ·· adjective
  • Dz·ڳܲ····ٲ [k, uh, n-fyoo-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • Dz·ڳܲ·· adverb
  • ·Dz·ڳܲ verb (used with object) preconfused preconfusing
  • ·Dz·ڳܲ verb (used with object) reconfused reconfusing
  • un·Dz·ڳܲ·· adjective
  • un·Dz·ڳܲ·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confuse1

First recorded in 1300–50; from Old French confus “perplexed,” from Latin DzԴūܲ “mixed, poured,” past participle of confundere; confound
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confuse1

C18: back formation from confused, from Latin DzԴūܲ mingled together, from confundere to pour together; see confound
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Synonym Study

Confuse, disconcert, embarrass imply temporary interference with the clear working of one's mind. To confuse is to produce a general bewilderment: to confuse someone by giving complicated directions. To disconcert is to disturb one's mind by irritation, perplexities, etc.: to disconcert someone by asking irrelevant questions. To embarrass is to cause one to be ill at ease or uncomfortable, so that one's usual judgment and presence of mind desert one: to embarrass someone by unexpected rudeness.
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Example Sentences

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It proclaims that the confused desires of a supposed majority constitute Rousseau’s “general will,” and must not be weakened by intermediary institutions like legislatures or independent courts.

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It also risks confusing customers, as the same games can be purchased for different amounts depending on whether they are buying the physical game or the digital-only version.

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At one point, Brando told him, “Your problem is you confuse your talent with the size of your paycheck.”

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The Hindustan Times newspaper called it a film grappling with "an identity crisis, an overlong run time and a confused mess of a script".

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The system for serving the county’s unhoused population is under “tremendous strain,” with too many agencies confused about their role, the authors wrote.

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