Confuse

  • 21confuse*/ — [kənˈfjuːz] verb [T] 1) to make someone feel that they do not understand something Don t confuse the reader with too much extra detail.[/ex] 2) to make something more complicated This latest piece of information just confuses the issue.[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 22confuse — con•fuse [[t]kənˈfyuz[/t]] v. t. fused, fus•ing 1) to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me[/ex] 2) to make unclear or indistinct: The new evidence tended to confuse the issue[/ex] 3) to fail to distinguish between; associate by …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23confuse — transitive verb (confused; confusing) Etymology: back formation from Middle English confused frustrated, ruined, from Anglo French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere Date: 14th century 1. archaic to bring to ruin …

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  • 24confuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, disconcert; embroil, muddle; abash, embarrass. See disorder, humility, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, confound, nonplus, disconcert, abash …

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  • 25confuse — /kənˈfjuz / (say kuhn fyoohz) verb (t) (confused, confusing) 1. to combine without order or clearness; jumble; render indistinct. 2. to throw into disorder. 3. to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound: to confuse dates. 4.… …

  • 26Confuse the Marketplace — EP by LCD Soundsystem Released December 11, 2007 …

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  • 27confuse — verb /kənˈfjuːz/ a) To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder. b) To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder …

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  • 28confuse — [kɔfyz] (adj. f.) pluriel : confuses …

    French Morphology and Phonetics

  • 29confuse — Synonyms and related words: abash, addle, addle the wits, agitate, baffle, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, blur, blur distinctions, bollix up, botch, bother, buffalo, bug, cap, cast down, chagrin, cloud, color,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30confuse — con·fuse || kÉ™n fjuːz v. embarrass; bewilder; mix up …

    English contemporary dictionary