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confuse

verb

mistake one thing for another

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. mistake one thing for another

    “you are confusing me with the other candidate”

verb

  1. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    “Her remarks confused the debate”

verb

  1. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    “These questions confuse even the experts”

verb

  1. assemble without order or sense

    “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”

verb

  1. cause to feel embarrassment

    “The constant attention of the young man confused her”

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Example Sentences

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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