Definition of confuse Confuse

/kʌnfjuˈz/ - [kunfyuz] - con•fuse

We found 16 definitions of confuse from 6 different sources.

What does confuse mean?

WordNet

Verb confuses, confusing, confused
confuse - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
		throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		demoralize confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
		nonplus, dumbfound, flummox, amaze, puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, gravel, baffle, stupefy, vex, pose, stick, beat, get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
		disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner
		disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented
confuse - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
		flurry, disconcert, put off
		bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol
		abash, embarrass cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
		fluster cause to be nervous or upset
		bother make confused or perplexed or puzzled
		distract, deflect draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
confuse - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
		confound
		obnubilate, confuse, obscure, blur mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
		misidentify, mistake identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
confuse - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
		blur, obscure, obnubilate
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		muddy make turbid; "muddy the water"
confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
		jumble, mix up
		put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
		addle, muddle, puddle become rotten; "addled eggs"

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Wiktionary

confuse (Verb)
To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
confuse (Verb)
To rout; discomfit.
confuse (Verb)
To mix up ; to puzzle; to bewilder.
confuse (Verb)
To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
confuse (Verb)
To mistake one thing for another.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

confuse (a.)
Mixed; confounded.
confuse (v. t.)
To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
confuse (v. t.)
To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

confuse
To mistake one thing for another.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

confuse
kon-fūz′, v.t. to pour or mix together so that things cannot be distinguished: to throw into disorder: to perplex.—v.i. to be confused.—adj. Confused′, perplexed: disordered.—adv. Confus′edly, in a confused manner: disorderly.—ns. Confus′edness, state of being confused: disorder; Confū′sion, the state of being confused: disorder: shame: overthrow: perplexity: embarrassment: turmoil.—adj. Confū′sive. [A doublet of Confound.]