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confuse

/kənˈfjuz/verb2 syllables

Confuse means: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.

Synonyms for confuse27

verb, as in be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate, flurry, disconcert, put off

verb, as in cause to feel embarrassment

flurry, disconcert, put off, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

verb, as in mistake one thing for another

confound, blur, obscure, obnubilate, jumble, mix up

verb, as in make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

blur, obscure, obnubilate, confound

verb, as in assemble without order or sense

jumble, mix up, confound

also used for confuse

flummox, mistake, addle, baffle, vex, lose, embroil, stick, stump, baffound, bamboozle, bemud

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What does confuse mean?5

verb

1

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly“These questions confuse even the experts”

2

cause to feel embarrassment“The constant attention of the young man confused her”

3

mistake one thing for another“you are confusing me with the other candidate”

4

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred“Her remarks confused the debate”

5

assemble without order or sense“She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with confuse?38

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All 38 rhymes for confuse, grouped by syllable

Confuse in a sentence

  • To confuse matters further, her sister is married to her husband's uncle.vvv123
  • A lot of people seem to confuse mean lies for the truth.rul
  • We often confuse temporary contentment with true happiness.Nuel
  • You should not confuse business with personal affairs.CM
  • It is important not to confuse apples with oranges.carlosalberto
  • Do not confuse a virus with a bacterium.CarpeLanam
  • May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.rul
  • Don't give your dog more than one name; it'll just confuse them.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of confuse

as a verb

past tense
confused
present participle
confusing
third-person singular
confuses
past participle
confused