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confuse

UK
/kənˈfjuːz/
US
/kənˈfjuz/

Translations

confuseverb
confused
Past Simple
confused
Past Participle
confusing
Gerund
UK
/kənˈfjuːz/
US
/kənˈfjuz/
confondreEmployer quand on prend une chose pour une autre ou qu’on mélange deux personnes ou objets.
I often confuse the twins because they look so similar.
Je confonds souvent les jumeaux parce qu'ils se ressemblent beaucoup.
embrouillerRendre quelque chose plus compliqué, obscur ou difficile à comprendre.
The new evidence only confused the issue further.
Les nouvelles preuves n'ont fait qu'embrouiller davantage la question.
dérouterRendre quelqu’un incapable de penser clairement ou de comprendre.
The complex instructions confused the students.
Les instructions complexes ont dérouté les étudiants.
Synonyms
confound
flummox
disorient
mix up
muddle
baffle
perplex
bewilder
Antonyms
explain
clarify

Definitions

confuseverb
To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.
The complex instructions confused the students.
To mistake one thing for another.
I often confuse the twins because they look so similar.
To make something more complicated, obscure, or harder to understand; muddle.
The new evidence only confused the issue further.
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