confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Angličtina
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
SLOVESO
B1
1
összezavar
B1
Vzorec užití:
to confuse [someone]
The complicated instructions confused everyone in the room.
A bonyolult utasítások mindenkit összezavartak a teremben.
Her strange answer confused me even more.
A furcsa válasza még jobban összezavart.
The map's symbols confused the tourists.
He tried to explain, but only confused her further.
Učební příklady
The story confused me.
A történet összezavart.
This math problem confuses many students.
Ez a matematikafeladat sok diákot összezavar.
The teacher's words confused the class.
Your question confuses me.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Význam
Make someone unable to think clearly
Kolokace
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Synonyma
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antonyma
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Témata
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definice
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
To cause someone to become unable to think clearly or to understand something correctly.
SLOVESO
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
Vzorec užití:
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
I always confuse her with her twin sister.
Mindig összetévesztem őt az ikertestvérével.
He confused the salt with the sugar when baking.
Sütéskor összetévesztette a sót a cukorral.
People often confuse me with my older brother.
Učební příklady
I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
Összetévesztem a szomszédomat a testvérével.
She confused John with Peter.
Összetévesztette Jánost Péterrel.
He confused the two words.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Význam
Mistake one thing for another
Kolokace
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Synonyma
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antonyma
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Témata
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
SLOVESO
B2
3
Vzorec užití:
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
Adding too many details will only confuse the main point.
Ha túl sok részletet adunk hozzá, az csak zavarossá teszi a fő mondanivalót.
The politician's speech confused the issue further.
A politikus beszéde még zavarosabbá tette a kérdést.
Mixing unrelated topics can confuse the discussion.
Učební příklady
Too many ideas confuse the topic.
A túl sok ötlet zavarossá teszi a témát.
Extra information confused my report.
A plusz információ zavarossá tette a beszámolómat.
His answer confused the question.
Význam
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
Kolokace
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Synonyma
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antonyma
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Témata
communication
|education
Definice
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Slabiky a přízvuk
con - fuse (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Tvary slova
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Příbuzná slova
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Výrazy
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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.