confuse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.con·fuse
transitive verb \kən-ˈfyüz\con·fusedcon·fus·ing
Definition of CONFUSE
1
archaic : to bring to ruin
3
a : to make indistinct : blur <stop confusing the issue> b : to mix indiscriminately : jumble c : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other <confuse money with comfort>
— con·fus·ing·ly \-ˈfyü-ziŋ-lē\ adverb
Examples of CONFUSE
- The general was trying to confuse the enemy.
- The new evidence only confused matters further.
- You must be confusing me with someone else.
Origin of CONFUSE
back-formation from Middle English confused frustrated, ruined, from Anglo-French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere
First Known Use: 14th century
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Rhymes with CONFUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
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