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confuse
What does confuse mean?
confuse (verb): to mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use confuse in a sentence?
- You are confusing me with the other candidate. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce confuse?
/kənˈfjuz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does confuse come from?
Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to confuse
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “confuse” mean?
to mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another)
Right! That's what “confuse” means.
to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)
Not quite: that's what improve means.
to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc
Not quite: that's what ride means.
to incline downwards, especially one's head, as a gesture of respect or deference
Not quite: that's what bow means.
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