I. confuse adjective
Etymology: Middle English confus, from Middle French
obsolete : confused
II. con·fuse kənˈfyüz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from confused
transitive verb
1. archaic : to bring to ruin : rout
2.
a. : to make ashamed or embarrassed : abash , disconcert , fluster
b. : to make unclear in mind or purpose : mislead , bewilder , perplex : throw off
3.
a. : to dull or make indistinct the outlines or separate elements of (as a picture, pattern, or narrative) : blur
confuse the issue in a debate
b. : to throw into disorder : jumble together
a … wind confused the waters — Virginia Woolf
confuse accounts
c. : to mistake (one person or thing) for another : fail to distinguish between (two or more separate entities) : confound
expression may be too easily confused with communication — Havelock Ellis
intransitive verb
: to fail to discriminate
I always confuse between him and Orion — W.F.de Morgan