con ‧ fuse /kənˈfjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: adverb : ↑ confusedly , ↑ confusingly ; adjective : ↑ confused , ↑ confusing ; verb : ↑ confuse ; noun : ↑ confusion ]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: confused ]
1 . to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand:
I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me.
2 . to think wrongly that a person or thing is someone or something else:
People might well confuse the two products.
confuse somebody/something with somebody/something
I always confuse you with your sister – you look so alike.
Donald Regan, not to be confused with former President Ronald Reagan
3 . confuse the issue/matter/argument etc to make it even more difficult to think clearly about a situation or problem or to deal with it:
He kept asking unnecessary questions which only confused the issue.