CONFUSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • mistake one thing for another
   Synonym(s)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • you are confusing me with the other candidate
   • I mistook her for the secretary
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mistake (what does mistake mean?)
   • misidentify (what does misidentify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • mix-up (what does mix-up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   Synonym(s)
   • blur (what does blur mean?)
   • obnubilate (what does obnubilate mean?)
   • obscure (what does obscure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her remarks confused the debate
   • Their words obnubilate their intentions
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • muddy (what does muddy mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make unclear or incomprehensible
   Usage Example(s)
   • The new tax return forms only confuse
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
4. Meaning
   • be confusing or perplexing to
   • cause to be unable to think clearly
   Synonym(s)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • These questions confuse even the experts
   • This question completely threw me
   • This question befuddled even the teacher
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • perplex (what does perplex mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • flummox (what does flummox mean?)
   • stupefy (what does stupefy mean?)
   • nonplus (what does nonplus mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • amaze (what does amaze mean?)
   • dumbfound (what does dumbfound mean?)
   • disorient (what does disorient mean?)
   • disorientate (what does disorientate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • discombobulation (what does discombobulation mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • mental confusion (what does mental confusion mean?)
   • confusedness (what does confusedness mean?)
   • disarray (what does disarray mean?)
5. Meaning
   • assemble without order or sense
   Synonym(s)
   • jumble (what does jumble mean?)
   • mix up (what does mix up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assemble (what does assemble mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • put together (what does put together mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tack together (what does tack together mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • addle (what does addle mean?)
   • muddle (what does muddle mean?)
   • puddle (what does puddle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • clutter (what does clutter mean?)
   • jumble (what does jumble mean?)
   • muddle (what does muddle mean?)
   • mare’s nest (what does mare’s nest mean?)
   • welter (what does welter mean?)
   • smother (what does smother mean?)
   • patchwork (what does patchwork mean?)
   • hodgepodge (what does hodgepodge mean?)
   • jumble (what does jumble mean?)
6. Meaning
   • cause to feel embarrassment
   Synonym(s)
   • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
   • flurry (what does flurry mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The constant attention of the young man confused her
   Hypernyms(s) confuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • embarrass (what does embarrass mean?)
   • abash (what does abash mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fluster (what does fluster mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • distract (what does distract mean?)
   • deflect (what does deflect mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discomfiture (what does discomfiture mean?)
   • discomposure (what does discomposure mean?)
   • disconcertion (what does disconcertion mean?)
   • disconcertment (what does disconcertment mean?)
   • discomfiture (what does discomfiture mean?)
   • discomposure (what does discomposure mean?)
   • disconcertion (what does disconcertion mean?)
   • disconcertment (what does disconcertment mean?)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • discombobulation (what does discombobulation mean?)