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- pronunciation:
- k
 n
fyuz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
confuses, confusing, confused |
| definition 1: |
to combine in a disordered, unclear way; fail to distinguish between or among.
I called her by the wrong name because I confused her with another woman that I know from work.He confused gratitude with love.- synonyms:
- confound, mix, mix up
- antonyms:
- differentiate
- similar words:
- blur, dizzy, jumble, lump together, mistake, muddle, scramble
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| definition 2: |
to make obscure or indistinct.
His irrelevant objections merely confused the issue.- synonyms:
- befog, blur, muddy, obfuscate, obscure
- antonyms:
- clarify, elucidate, illuminate, simplify
- similar words:
- becloud, fog, involve, jumble, perplex
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| definition 3: |
to mislead or bewilder.
These badly written instructions have confused me completely.As she gets more elderly, loud noises and bright lights increasingly confuse her.It confuses me that he wants to change his will--it doesn't make any sense![it + verb + smby + that + clause
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It confused the students when the teacher contradicted herself several times.[it + verb + smby + when + clause
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- synonyms:
- addle, befuddle, bewilder, daze, discombobulate, nonplus
- antonyms:
- enlighten
- similar words:
- baffle, befog, bother, buffalo, confound, disconcert, dumbfound, evade, fluster, fog, fuddle, mislead, muddle, mystify, obfuscate, perplex, pother, puzzle, stun, stupefy, throw
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| related words: |
astonish, astound, bedazzle, complicate, disorder, displace, embarrass, entangle, frustrate, mangle, mess, nonplus, pose, ruffle, snarl, stick, trip, vex |
adverb + (v.)confuse
awfully,
bit,
completely,
deeply,
deliberately,
easily,
equally,
first,
genuinely,
hopelessly,
intentionally,
little,
momentarily,
morally,
often,
reasonably,
slightly,
sometimes,
somewhat,
terribly,
thoroughly,
totally,
understandably,
utterly
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(v.)confuse
+ noun
carcinoma, chronology, disorient, loyalty, lust, neglect, predator, radar, sensor, sexuality
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| derivations: |
confusing (adj.), confusedly (adv.), confusedness (n.) |
The word confuse
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
fus, found2
Latin
root
that means pour, melt
Example words:
circumfuse, confound, confuse, confusion, diffuse, diffusive, effusive, found3, foundry, infuse, infusion, interfuse, profuse, profusion, suffuse, transfuse
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