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Another word for confuse

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Verb

  1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent

    Idioms:
    See also:

    feelings

    clear

  2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed

    Idioms:
    See also:

    pain

  3. To take (one thing) mistakenly for another

    See also:

    correct

  4. To put into total disorder

    Idioms:
    See also:

    order

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Another word for confuse

Verb
  1. See also:

    tangle

    hide

    disturb

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Synonym Study

  • Dumbfound specifically implies as its effect a nonplused or confounded state in which one is momentarily struck speechless
  • Nonplus implies such perplexity or confusion that one is utterly incapable of speaking, acting, or thinking further
  • Bewilder implies such utter confusion that the mind is staggered beyond the ability to think clearly
  • Perplex , in addition, implies uncertainty or even worry as to what to think, say, or do
  • Puzzle implies that one has great difficulty in understanding or solving something, as a situation or problem, because of its intricacy or baffling quality
  • Confound implies such confusion as completely frustrates or greatly astonishes one
  • Confuse implies a mixing up mentally to a greater or lesser degree
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Sentence Examples

  • It would only confuse the issue further.

  • For the same reason it is erroneous to confuse " all existing" with a general idea.

  • These difficulties were, in the main, the outcome of the peculiar constitution of the empire, of the singular compromise which it represented between ~ the traditional medieval polity and the organization of a modern state, and of the conflicts of ideals and of interests to which this gave rise; these being complicated by the masterful personality of the emperor William, and his tendency to confuse his position as German emperor by the will of the princes with his position as king of Prussia by the grace of God.

  • The tips of unripened wood should be cut back about one-third their length at an outwardly placed bud, and the chief pruning thereafter required will be to cut away inwardly directed shoots which cross or crowd each other and tend to confuse the centre of the tree.

  • Don't confuse love with pity, Carmen.

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