confuse

Definition

  • verb: to make (someone) uncertain or unable to understand something
  • verb: to bring to ruin
  • often used as '(be) confused'
  • synonyms: mixed, confounded, confound

Examples

  • Some people 'confuse' money with happiness. [=think that having a lot of money will make them happy]

  • She 'was confused' by many of the scientific terms in the article.

  • The city's winding streets 'confuse' [='perplex'] most visitors.

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