CONFUSE


Meaning of CONFUSE in English

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

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