confuse
(verb)
verb
1. mistake one thing for another
- you are confusing me with the other candidate
Similar word(s): confound
Definition categories: cognition, misidentify, mistake
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- These questions confuse even the experts
Similar word(s): bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
Definition categories: cognition, be
3. cause to feel embarrassment
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
Similar word(s): disconcert, flurry
Definition categories: emotion, abash, embarrass
4. assemble without order or sense
Similar word(s): jumble
Definition categories: creation, assemble, piece, tack
5. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
- Her remarks confused the debate
Similar word(s): blur, obnubilate, obscure