confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
ইংরেজি
~ 2900
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
ক্রিয়া
B1
action
1
Make someone unable to think clearly
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to confuse [someone]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
সমার্থক শব্দ
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
কলোকেশন
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
বিষয়
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
উদাহরণ
- The complicated instructions confused everyone in the room.
- Her strange answer confused me even more.
- The map's symbols confused the tourists.
- He tried to explain, but only confused her further.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The story confused me.
- This math problem confuses many students.
- The teacher's words confused the class.
- Your question confuses me.
ক্রিয়া
B1
action
2
Mistake one thing for another
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
সমার্থক শব্দ
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
কলোকেশন
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
বিষয়
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- I always confuse her with her twin sister.
- He confused the salt with the sugar when baking.
- People often confuse me with my older brother.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
- She confused John with Peter.
- He confused the two words.
ক্রিয়া
B2
action
3
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
To make something harder to understand.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
সমার্থক শব্দ
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
কলোকেশন
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
বিষয়
communication
|education
উদাহরণ
- Adding too many details will only confuse the main point.
- The politician's speech confused the issue further.
- Mixing unrelated topics can confuse the discussion.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- Too many ideas confuse the topic.
- Extra information confused my report.
- His answer confused the question.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
con - fuse (২টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
শব্দরূপ
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
অভিব্যক্তি
confuse someone with someone else
1/kənfjˈuz sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
Mistake one person for another
To think that one person is another person by mistake.
উদাহরণ
- I think you’ve confused me with my cousin.
- She confused the actor with his brother.
confuse the issue
1/kənfjˈuz ðə ˈɪʃu/
fixed phrase
Make a topic harder to understand
To make a subject harder to understand by adding things that are not important or are unclear.
উদাহরণ
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.