CONFUSE
\kənfjˈuːz], \kənfjˈuːz], \k_ə_n_f_j_ˈuː_z]\
Definitions of CONFUSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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"
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
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assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
By Princeton University
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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"
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
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assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
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