confuse

v 1: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with

the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

[syn: {mistake}, {confound}]

2: 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" [syn: {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle},

{bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]

3: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the

young man confused her" [syn: {flurry}, {consternate}, {disconcert},

{put off}]

4: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when

she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: {jumble}, {mix

up}]

5: make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms

only confuse"

6: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused

the debate" [syn: {blur}, {obscure}] [ant: {clarify}]