confuse

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Synonyms: confute, contuse, confus

Antonyms: confute, contuse, confus

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Verb

1. To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand.
   • It confused me when I went to the office and nobody was there, but then I realised it was Sunday.
2. To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
   • People who say "hola" to Italians are confusing Italian with Spanish.
3. To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
   • The dense fog utterly confused traffic on the highway.
4. To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
5. To rout; discomfit.
6. To be confused.

Adjective

1. Synonym of confused.

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