confuse

• confuse

confuse

Verb

mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

Synonyms:

• confuse
• confound

Verb

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

Synonyms:

• confuse
• throw
• fox
• befuddle
• fuddle
• bedevil
• confound
• discombobulate

Verb

cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

Synonyms:

• confuse
• flurry
• disconcert
• put off

Verb

assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

Synonyms:

• jumble
• confuse
• mix up

Verb

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

Synonyms:

• confuse
• blur
• obscure
• obnubilate