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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. mistake one thing for another;
- Example: "you are confusing me with the other candidate"
- Example: "I mistook her for the secretary"
[syn: confuse, confound]

2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
- Example: "These questions confuse even the experts"
- Example: "This question completely threw me"
- Example: "This question befuddled even the teacher"
[syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]

3. cause to feel embarrassment;
- Example: "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
[syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

4. assemble without order or sense;
- Example: "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
[syn: jumble, confuse, mix up]

5. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;
- Example: "Her remarks confused the debate"
- Example: "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
[syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Confuse \Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of
   confundere. See Confound.]
   Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Confuse \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.
      [1913 Webster]

            A universal hubbub wild
            Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
      self-possession.
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            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.
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            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.

   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
        obscure; distract. See Abash.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

confuse
    v 1: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with
         the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
         [syn: confuse, confound]
    2: 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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
       fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
    3: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
       young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry,
       disconcert, put off]
    4: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when
       she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: jumble,
       confuse, mix up]
    5: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
       the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn:
       confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]