confuse


confuse
I (bewilder) verb abash, addle, astonish, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuddle, confound, confundere, daze, discompose, disconcert, distract, embarrass, flurry, fluster, fog, jumble, mislead, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, permiscere, perplex, perturbare, puzzle, rattle, render uncertain, stump, stupefy, throw into confusion, unhinge, unsettle II (create disorder) verb clutter, derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, displace, disturb, embroil, entangle, intermingle, jumble, mess, mess up, mingle, mix up, muddle, snarl, throw into confusion, throw into disorder, unsettle associated concepts: mistake, mistake of fact, mistake of law III index circumvent, confound, discompose, disconcert, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, embarrass, misapprehend, misconstrue, misdirect, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand, muddle, obfuscate, overwhelm, perplex, perturb, upset

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


confuse
v.
To make blurry or perplexing; to intermingle things so that they cannot be distinguished from one another.
n.
confusion

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  • confuse — 1 Confuse, muddle, addle, fuddle, befuddle mean to throw one out mentally so that one cannot think clearly or act intelligently. Confuse usually implies intense embarrassment or bewilderment {you confuse me, and how can I transact business if I… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • confuse — [v1] bewilder someone abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass,… …   New thesaurus

  • Confuse — Con*fuse , a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See {Confound}.] Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confuse — 1550s, in literal sense mix or mingle things so as to render the elements indistinguishable; attested from mid 18c. in active, figurative sense of discomfit in mind or feeling; not in general use until 19c., taking over senses formerly belonging… …   Etymology dictionary

  • confuse — ► VERB 1) make bewildered or perplexed. 2) make less easy to understand. 3) mistake (one for another). DERIVATIVES confusable adjective. ORIGIN from Latin confusus, from confundere mix up …   English terms dictionary

  • confuse — [kən fyo͞oz′] vt. confused, confusing [ME confusen < confus, perplexed < OFr < L confusus, pp. of confundere: see CONFOUND] 1. to mix up; jumble together; put into disorder 2. to mix up mentally; specif., a) to bewilder; perplex b) to… …   English World dictionary

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