con|fuse

con|fuse
con|fuse «kuhn FYOOZ», transitive verb, -fused, -fus|ing.
1. to throw into disorder; mix up: »

He has done more to confuse and mystify the subject than to clear it up (Thomas Wright).

2. to bewilder; perplex: »

So many people talking to me at once confused me.

SYNONYM(S): confound, puzzle.
3. to be unable to tell apart; mistake (one thing for another): »

Even their own mother sometimes confused the twins.

4. to make uneasy and ashamed; embarrass: »

Confused by her blunder, she burst into tears and left the room.

5. Obsolete. to rout; discomfit.
╂[< confused, adaptation of Old French confus, learned borrowing from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundere; see etym. under confound (Cf. ↑confound)]
Synonym Study 4 Confuse, embarrass, disconcert mean to disturb a person. Confuse means to make a person so uneasy and bewildered that he cannot think clearly or act sensibly: »

Honking at a driver who has stalled his car often confuses him.

Embarrass means to make one so uneasy and self-conscious that he cannot talk or act naturally: »

Meeting strangers embarrasses me.

Disconcert means to disturb so suddenly or badly that for a moment one loses poise and ability to handle the situation: »

The unexpected question disconcerted the speaker.


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