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confuse

verb

/kənˈfjuːz/

Meaning

To make someone unable to think clearly; to bewilder.

The complex instructions confused the students.

confuse someone with someone else

perplex, puzzle, bewilder, baffle

clarify, explain

confuse the issue, confuse the audience, confuse easily

to hire someone to do a job; to use something effectively

to become or make something worse

To change from gas to liquid form; to become denser.

To strengthen or support something.

to make less extreme or intense; to control or preside over

to cause someone to feel upset, disappointed, or worried; to alarm or distress