Thesaurus: confuse

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1. a. Mixed; confounded.
2. v. t. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
3. v. t. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
4. v. mistake one thing for another
5. v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
6. v. cause to feel embarrassment
7. v. assemble without order or sense
8. v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
9. Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret. 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision. A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. Milton. 2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self- possession. Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. Tennyson. Confused and sadly she at length replied. Pope. Syn. -- To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.
10. Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret.
11. v:100 v. mistake one thing for another v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly v. cause to feel embarrassment v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred