confuse

/kənfjˈuz/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. mistake one thing for another
   “you are confusing me with the other candidate”
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
   “These questions confuse even the experts”
3. cause to feel embarrassment
   “The constant attention of the young man confused her”
4. assemble without order or sense
   “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”
5. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   “Her remarks confused the debate”

Synonyms for confuse

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

Words that rhyme with confuse

• lose
• refuse
• fuse
• bruise
• cruise
• infuse
• news
• ooze
• transfuse
• chartreuse
• choose
• misuse
• muse
• accuse
• amuse
• blues
• booze
• enthuse
• overuse
• recuse
• schmooze
• shmooze
• snooze
• suffuse
• bemuse
• clews
• cruse
• defuse
• horseshoes
• peruse