CONFUSE

transitive verb (~d; confusing) Etymology: back-formation from Middle English ~d frustrated, ruined, from Anglo-French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere Date: 14th century to bring to ruin, 2. to make embarrassed ; abash , to disturb in mind or purpose ; throw off , 3. to make indistinct ; blur , to mix indiscriminately ; jumble , to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other , confusingly adverb