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confuse
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
confuses; confused; confusing
confuses; confused; confusing
Learner's definition of CONFUSE
[+ object]
1
: to make (someone) uncertain or unable to understand something使迷惑；使糊涂 — often used as (be) confused常用作(be) confused
- The city's winding streets confuse [=perplex] most visitors.这座城市蜿蜒的街道使大多数游客辨不清方向。
- The general was trying to confuse the enemy.将军在设法迷惑敌人。
- She was confused by many of the scientific terms in the article.她被文章中许多科学术语弄糊涂了。
2
: to make (something) difficult to understand使（某事）难以理解
- Stop confusing [=blurring] the issue.不要把这件事复杂化。
- The new evidence only confused matters further.新的证据只是把事情弄得更加复杂。
3
: to mistakenly think that one person or thing is another person or thing : to mistake (one person or thing) for another弄错；混淆
- I always confuse [=(informal) mix up] your car and mine.我总是把你的车和我的搞混。
- You must be confusing me with someone else.你一定是错把我当成别人了。
- Some people confuse money with happiness. [=think that having a lot of money will make them happy]有些人错把钱财当成了幸福。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The general was trying to confuse the enemy. The new evidence only confused matters further. You must be confusing me with someone else.
Recent Examples on the Web People confuse the issue of low wages versus low family incomes. 
David Neumark, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Those little arrow logos, Baldwin said, confuse the issue. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Place dipping sauces on a platter with the chicken tenders—that way, no one will confuse them as potato toppers. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 Untrained eyes might confuse this particular Benz with a run-of-the-mill 300 CE—a fine, but commonplace car that can be readily sourced in the second-hand market. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 29 July 2022 Bad air can confuse birds, potentially steering them into the flames instead of to safety. Wired, 28 July 2022 Identifying native flowers is relatively easy — most of us won’t confuse a coneflower with a rose — but classifying native shrubs and bushes is another matter entirely. Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 12 July 2022 After shrugging off Whyte’s attempt to confuse him by turning southpaw in the first round, Fury relied on his smarts, movement and activity to deflate the challenger as Whyte averaged less than five landed punches per round. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 In another discussion, Russian soldiers appear to confuse one another by mistaking their callsigns. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022 See More
David Neumark, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Those little arrow logos, Baldwin said, confuse the issue. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Place dipping sauces on a platter with the chicken tenders—that way, no one will confuse them as potato toppers. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 Untrained eyes might confuse this particular Benz with a run-of-the-mill 300 CE—a fine, but commonplace car that can be readily sourced in the second-hand market. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 29 July 2022 Bad air can confuse birds, potentially steering them into the flames instead of to safety. Wired, 28 July 2022 Identifying native flowers is relatively easy — most of us won’t confuse a coneflower with a rose — but classifying native shrubs and bushes is another matter entirely. Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 12 July 2022 After shrugging off Whyte’s attempt to confuse him by turning southpaw in the first round, Fury relied on his smarts, movement and activity to deflate the challenger as Whyte averaged less than five landed punches per round. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 In another discussion, Russian soldiers appear to confuse one another by mistaking their callsigns. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English confusen, back-formation from confused "frustrated, ruined," participle based on Anglo-French confus, borrowed from Latin confūsus, past participle of confundere "to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert" — more at confound
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Time Traveler
The first known use of confuse was in the 14th century verb¹
verb²
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