Antonyms for confuse
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuhn-fyooz |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfyuz |
Definition of confuse
Origin :- 1550s, in literal sense "mix or mingle things so as to render the elements indistinguishable;" attested from mid-18c. in active, figurative sense of "discomfit in mind or feeling;" not in general use until 19c., taking over senses formerly belonging to confound, dumbfound, flabbergast etc. The past participle confused (q.v.) is attested much earlier (serving as an alternative past tense to confound), and the verb here might be a back-formation from it. Related: Confusing.
- verb bewilder someone
- verb mix up; involve
- If he meant to confuse her, he failed—for she only smiled and said to herself: "They're hazel."
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- None can confuse her identity for a moment with that of any other monument of a dead religion.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- You confuse me, and how can I transact business if I am confused?
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- But in his mood of revolt it suited him to confuse the names and the symbols.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- We do not confuse the parts of speech with the categories of Logic.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- To confuse the divine and human, or hastily apply one to the other, is a 'tremendous error.'
- Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
- Walhall did not confuse her, for now she caught clues to the meaning of the mighty epic.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- I think they took me in a round-about way purposely, to confuse me.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- I exclaimed, in ignorance; "such a number would only confuse me."
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- But they, too, seemed to confuse art and business with foolishness.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
Synonyms for confuse
- abash
- addle
- amaze
- astonish
- baffle
- becloud
- bedevil
- bedlamize
- befuddle
- bemuse
- blend
- cloud
- clutter
- complicate
- confound
- darken
- daze
- demoralize
- disarrange
- disarray
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- discreate
- disorder
- disorganize
- disorient
- distract
- embarrass
- embroil
- encumber
- entangle
- faze
- fluster
- fog
- frustrate
- fuddle
- intermingle
- involve
- jumble
- lead astray
- litter
- mess up
- mingle
- misinform
- mislead
- mistake
- mortify
- muddle
- muss up
- mystify
- nonplus
- obscure
- perplex
- perturb
- puzzle
- rattle
- render uncertain
- rumple
- shame
- snarl up
- stir up
- stump
- tangle
- throw off
- throw off balance
- tousle
- trouble
- tumble
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- worry
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