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The Meaning of confuse

  • (a.) Mixed; confounded.
  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.

Synonyms

confound , throw , fox , befuddle , fuddle , bedevil , confound , discombobulate , flurry , disconcert , put off , jumble , mix up , blur , obscure , obnubilate

Rhymes

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