CONFUSE

confuse, confound

(verb) mistake one thing for another; “you are confusing me with the other candidate”; “I mistook her for the secretary”

confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate

(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; “Her remarks confused the debate”; “Their words obnubilate their intentions”

confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

(verb) 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”

jumble, confuse, mix up

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

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off

(verb) cause to feel embarrassment; “The constant attention of the young man confused her”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

confuse (third-person singular simple present confuses, present participle confusing, simple past and past participle confused)

(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit.

(intransitive) To be confused.

Synonyms

• flummox

• mistake

• See also confuse

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*fuse", a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound.]

Definition: Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret.

Con*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing.]

1. 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.

A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. Milton.

2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self- possession.

Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. Tennyson.

Confused and sadly she at length replied. Pope.

Syn. -- To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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