'Confuse' definitions:

Definition of 'confuse'

(from WordNet)
verb
Mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" [syn: confuse, confound]
verb
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
verb
Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]
verb
Assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: jumble, confuse, mix up]
verb
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]

Definition of 'Confuse'

From: GCIDE
  • Confuse \Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound.] Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Confuse'

From: GCIDE
  • Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing.]
  • 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision. [1913 Webster]
  • A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.
  • Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash. [1913 Webster]