| VERB | cognition | confuse, confound | mistake one thing for another |
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| cognition | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | be confusing / confusing or perplexing to | |
| emotion | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off | cause to feel embarrassment | |
| creation | confuse, jumble, mix up | assemble without order or sense | |
| cognition | confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred |
| Sounds | kahnfyuw'z | |
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| Rhymes | abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... | |
| Meaning | mistake one thing for another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | confound | |
| Broader | mistake, misidentify | identify incorrectly |
| Similar to | confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred |
| jumble, confuse, mix up | Assemble without order or sense | |
| Spanish | confundir | |
| Nouns | confusion | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
| Meaning | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These questions confuse even the experts" | |
| Synonyms | throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | |
| Narrower | demoralize | confuse or put into disorder |
| disorient, disorientate | Cause to be lost or disoriented | |
| perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | Be a mystery or bewildering to | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off | Cause to feel embarrassment |
| Spanish | aturdir, confundir, dejar perplejo, desorientar, tirar | |
| Catalan | confondre, deixar perplex, desconcertar, desorientar, embolicar, embrollar, ofuscar, tirar, torbar | |
| Nouns | confusion | a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
| Meaning | Cause to feel embarrassment. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will confuse him; The good news will confuse her; The performance is likely to confuse Sue | |
| Example | "The constant attention of the young man confused her" | |
| Synonyms | flurry, disconcert, put off | |
| Narrower | bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled |
| distract, deflect | Draw someone's attention away from something | |
| fluster | Cause to be nervous or upset | |
| Broader | embarrass, abash | Cause to be embarrassed |
| Similar to | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
| Spanish | aturdir, confundir, consternar, conturbar, desconcertar, desorientar | |
| Catalan | atordir, confondre, desconcertar, desorientar, encegar, ofuscar, torbar | |
| Nouns | confusion | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused / confused / confused |
| Meaning | Assemble without order or sense. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | jumble, mix up | |
| Narrower | addle, muddle, puddle | mix up or confuse |
| Broader | assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | Create by putting components or members together |
| Similar to | confuse, confound | mistake one thing for another |
| Spanish | confundir, desconcertar, mezclar | |
| Catalan | confondre, desbaratar, desconcertar | |
| Nouns | confusion | an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended |
| Meaning | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her remarks confused the debate" | |
| Synonyms | blur, obscure, obnubilate | |
| Narrower | muddy | Cause to become muddy |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | confuse, confound | mistake one thing for another |
| Spanish | confundir, desdibujar, entenebrecer, enturbiar, hacer confuso, mezclar | |
| Catalan | confondre, desdibuixar | |
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