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List of meaning for confuse

to mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder

confuse, confound(verb)

mistake one thing for another

"you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

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"

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off(verb)

cause to feel embarrassment

"The constant attention of the young man confused her"

jumble, confuse, mix up(verb)

assemble without order or sense

"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate(verb)

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

"Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files

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