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Dictionary definition for: Confuse

1. (v) mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate" "I mistook her for the secretary"

2. (v) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher"

3. (v) cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

4. (v) assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

5. (v) make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"

6. (v) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate" "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

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