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English verb: confuse | |||
| 1. | confuse (cognition) mistake one thing for another | ||
| Samples | You are confusing me with the other candidate. I mistook her for the secretary. | ||
| Synonyms | confound | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misidentify, mistake | ||
| Verb group | blur, confuse, confuse, jumble, mix up, obnubilate, obscure | ||
| 2. | confuse (cognition) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | ||
| Samples | These questions confuse even the experts. This question completely threw me. This question befuddled even the teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Verb group | confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off | ||
| 3. | confuse (emotion) cause to feel embarrassment | ||
| Samples | The constant attention of the young man confused her. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will confuse him, The good news will confuse her, The performance is likely to confuse Sue | ||
| Synonyms | disconcert, flurry, put off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abash, embarrass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bother, deflect, distract, fluster | ||
| Verb group | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| 4. | confuse (creation) assemble without order or sense | ||
| Samples | She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence. | ||
| Synonyms | jumble, mix up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | addle, muddle, puddle | ||
| Verb group | confound, confuse | ||
| 5. | confuse (cognition) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||
| Samples | Her remarks confused the debate. Their words obnubilate their intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | blur, obnubilate, obscure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | muddy | ||
| Verb group | confound, confuse | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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