CONFUSE


Meaning of CONFUSE in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.