confuse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: confuse	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for confuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confuse v mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" Synonym(s): confuse, confound 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" Synonym(s): confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Synonym(s): confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" Synonym(s): jumble, confuse, mix up make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" Synonym(s): confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confuse \Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See {Confound}.] Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confuse \Confuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse* accounts; to confuse one's vision. A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. --Milton. 2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson. Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope. Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See {Abash}.