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confuse
verb
Mistake one thing for another
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verb
Mistake one thing for another
“You are confusing me with the other candidate”
verb
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
“Her remarks confused the debate”
verb
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
“These questions confuse even the experts”
verb
Assemble without order or sense
“She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”
verb
Cause to feel embarrassment
“The constant attention of the young man confused her”
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You are confusing me with the other candidate
Her remarks confused the debate
Their words obnubilate their intentions
These questions confuse even the experts
This question completely threw me
This question befuddled even the teacher
She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
The constant attention of the young man confused her
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