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con⋅fuse
[kuh
n-fyooz] 
–verb (used with object), -fused, -fus⋅ing.
| 1. | to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me. |
| 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. |
| 5. | to combine without order; jumble; disorder: Try not to confuse the papers on the desk. |
| 6. | Archaic. to bring to ruin or naught. |
Origin:
back formation from confused (since early 19th century), ME confused < AF confus (with -ed -ed 2 maintaining participial sense) < L confūsus, ptp. of confundere; see confound
back formation from confused (since early 19th century), ME confused < AF confus (with -ed -ed 2 maintaining participial sense) < L confūsus, ptp. of confundere; see confound
Related forms:
con⋅fus⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅fus⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
con⋅fus⋅a⋅bly, adverb
con⋅fus⋅ed⋅ly [kuhn-fyoo-zid-lee, -fyoozd-] , adverb
[kuhn-fyoo-zid-lee, -fyoozd-] , adverb con⋅fus⋅ed⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. mystify, nonplus. 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. 4. mortify, shame. 5. disarray, disarrange, disturb.
1. mystify, nonplus. 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. 4. mortify, shame. 5. disarray, disarrange, disturb.
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| con·fuse (kən-fyōōz') v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v. tr.
To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only further confuses. [Middle English confusen, from Old French confus, perplexed, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundere, to mix together; see confound.] con·fus'a·ble adj., con·fus'ing·ly adv. Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause to be unclear in mind or intent: heavy traffic that confused the driver; problems that addle my brain; a question that befuddled even the professor; was discombobulated by all of the possibilities; a complex plot line that fuddled my comprehension; a student who was muddled by endless facts and figures; behavior that really threw me. |
| con·fused (kən-fyōōzd') adj.
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Main Entry: con·fused
Pronunciation: k&n-'fyüzd
Function: adjective
: affected with mental confusion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Language Translation for : confused
Spanish:
confundido, desconcertado, confuso,
German:
verworren,
Japanese:
混乱した
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