confuse

Definition

  • 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

Word forms

Past participle
confused
Present participle
confusing
Third person singular
confuses
Past tense
confused

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    The instructions were so unclear that they confused everyone.

  2. 法

    The lawyer argued that the evidence could confuse the jury's decision.