confuse
Verb
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Mistake one thing for another (synset 200621282)
"you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"hypernym: misidentify, mistake - identify incorrectlysynonym: confound
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Be confusing or perplexing to;
Cause to be unable to think clearly (synset 200623406)"These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"hypernym: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)hyponym: -
Cause to feel embarrassment (synset 201794768)
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"hyponym:
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Assemble without order or sense (synset 201660937)
"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"hypernym: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together - create by putting components or members together
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Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred (synset 200622345)
"Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"hyponym: muddy - cause to become muddy
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