transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfyüz ]
transitive verb
( con·fused ; con·fus·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from Middle English confused frustrated, ruined, from Anglo-French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere
Date: 14th century
1. archaic : to bring to ruin
2.
a. : to make embarrassed : abash
b. : to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off
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