confuse

CEFRA2

/kənˈfjuːz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make someone unable to understand clearly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

Examples

  • These two sets of statistics are guaranteed to confuse the public.

  • Never confuse art with life.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kənˈfjuz/
  • /kənˈfjʉːz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

  2. to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

  3. To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

More examples

In context

  • Never confuse opinions with facts.

  • It confused me when I went to the office and nobody was there, but then I realised it was Sunday.

  • People who say "hola" to Italians are confusing Italian with Spanish.

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Origin

verb

Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.