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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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.