confuse

//kənˈfjuːz//
B1Frequency Level 8Neutral
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Verb

confuseInfinitive
confusePresent tense
confusedPast tense
confusedPast participle
confusingPresent participle
confusesThird-person singular
1

To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something; to bewilder or perplex.

The complicated instructions confused me.

2

To mistake one thing or person for another; to mix up in one's mind.

People often confuse me with my twin sister.

3

To make something more complicated or difficult to understand.

Too many details will only confuse the issue.