Confuse synonyms and antonyms
kən-fyo͝oz'
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Part of speech:
To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
To perplex; confuse; bewilder; nonplus
To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
To stupefy, stun, or bewilder, as by a shock or blow
To associate or get along
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make one's head swim
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
Extremely troubled; mentally confused; distracted; harassed
The definition of incoherent is something written or spoken that is not sticking together, is rambling or is not expressed in an orderly way.
disturb (related)
To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
disorientated
Having lost one's direction; confused.
Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless.
The definition of perplexed is full of uncertainty, confused or puzzled.
Upheaval is a sudden and dramatic change or disruption, often that leads to chaos.
pain (related)
To cause physical pain to; hurt:
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annoy (related)
Put out of order; jumbled
The definition of haywire is something that has gone wrong or that is not working correctly.
Haphazard.
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The definition of promiscuous is a lack of discrimination or a person who casually has sex.
Experiencing the influence of an ingested mind-altering substance.
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Muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up
Queasy, dizzy, disoriented, or drunk
In the Bible, a city (now thought to be Babylon) in Shinar where God confounded a presumptuous attempt to build a tower into heaven by confusing the language of its builders into many mutually incomprehensible languages.
bear garden
A place for bearbaiting or similar pastimes
The definition of bewilderment is a feeling of confusion or lack of understanding.
(Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake
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An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
The definition of confusion is a state of bewilderment, misunderstanding or chaos.
Uncontrollably wild excitement or emotion
Upset of the normal order.
A state of disorder; confusion.
A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.
Disorder or chaos:
Incoherent speech, thought, etc.
Any large or violent whirlpool
Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms:
(Uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
A measurement in information theory: see Perplexity.
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A definite class, state or condition.
Land with a soft muddy surface.
Foolish or incoherent rambling talk; nonsense
A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin:
A mix-up, mishap, mistake, etc.
The state of being turbid; turbidness
Violent, irregular motion or swirling agitation of water, air, gas, etc.
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(Obsolete) To bewilder; perplex.
To muddle or stupefy
To make ashamed or embarrassed; disconcert
Divert is defined as to turn aside or distract from one direction to another.
To entangle; embroil.
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To understand or perceive wrongly; interpret or judge incorrectly
To make or become muddy
To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or be sensitive to the surroundings; daze:
explain (antonym)
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
clarify (antonym)
To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
order (antonym)
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
organize (antonym)
Organize is defined as to arrange in an orderly way.
(Intransitive) To be vexed or annoyed.
To cause to become confused or perplexed.
(Proscribed) To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
To discomfort is defined as to make someone feel uncomfortable or to cause slight pain.
To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert:
Faze is defined as to disturb someone.
(Now Rare) To cause (bodily tissue) to decay or become gangrenous
(Intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
To utter or give vent to with a snarl
put on the spot
play havoc with
feelings (related)
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
correct (related)
To indicate or mark the errors in:
Blur means to smudge or make something indistinct or hazy.
To make difficult to discern mentally or understand:
To make hard to understand or follow; obscure:
To baffle or confuse.
To confuse or stupefy as with alcoholic liquor; befuddle
To confuse completely; muddle
(Informal) To upset the composure of; disconcert
(Intransitive) To move or fall in a flurry.
preoccupy (related)
bother (related)
frustrate (related)
misunderstand (related)
pre-occupied (related)
mixed-up (related)
upset (related)
confused (related)
obnubilation
(Medicine) The clouding of consciousness.
To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
A confused sound of many voices; uproar; tumult
A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult:
To disturb the calm or poise of; fluster; disconcert
To envelop, enfold, entangle, or embarrass.
To rattle is to make a series of sharp sounds, such as metal clacking on a chain.
To involve in difficulty
To cover with or envelop in fog; make foggy
make a mess of
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
untangle (antonym)
To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
obfuscatory
Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.
A substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc.
A state of excitement or confusion; commotion or uproar
To improve a product or service in ways that displaces an established one and surprises the market.
enlighten (antonym)
Enlighten is defined as to inform or give spiritual understanding.
To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
To cloud over; darken
To cause someone to experience disorientation.
To put into disorder; jumble
To twist or become twisted together.
To perturb is defined as to disturb or bother.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
To obfuscate is to confuse someone, or to obscure the meaning of something.
To involve in mystery or obscurity; make obscure or hard to understand
addle the wits
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
render uncertain
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
(Idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
throw off the scent
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
Flummox is defined as to confuse someone.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
(Informal) Silly; foolish; harebrained
(Pathology) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
An involved and confusing situation; state of confusion and complication
A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.
Any place or scene of wild disorder, noise, or confusion
A disorderly commotion or disturbance:
Maze is defined as to daze or confuse.
To puzzle or disconcert, as by an almost unanswerable question; baffle
separate (antonym)
The definition of separate is to pull apart, disconnect or divide.
throw-for-a-loop
irritate (related)
obsess (related)
out-of-touch (related)
tangle (related)
(Intransitive) to be forced into some kind of situation
Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
To make speechless by shocking; amaze; astonish
To misinform is to provide someone with incorrect data or information.
To make unsettled, insecure, or unstable; disturb, displace, disarrange, or disorder
hide (related)
To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.
To put in a nonplus; bewilder
To make or become nervous or upset.
To lead in the wrong direction.
To undo the order or arrangement of; make less neat; disorder
To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
To derange is defined as to unsettle something or to make insane.
Bewildered; unsure how to respond or act.
To cause to make a mistake.
cross up
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry:
put at a loss
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl)
To confuse or mix up (a quotation, story, message, etc.) unintentionally, as through inaccurate copying or poor radio transmission
To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
To check the interference of (low-frequency sound waves) in a radio, phonograph, etc. by the use of a baffle
State of enchantment as concerns person or event
To be unobtrusive or harmonious by resembling the surroundings or behaving like others in a group. Often used with in:
To worry is defined as to feel anxiety or nervousness.
To tarnish or stain:
To fog is defined as to blur, confuse or cover with fog.
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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