confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Englisch
~ 2900
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Verb
B1
action
1
Make someone unable to think clearly
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
Verwendungsmuster:
to confuse [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Synonyme
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antonyme
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Wortverbindungen
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Themen
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The story confused me.
- This math problem confuses many students.
- The teacher's words confused the class.
- Your question confuses me.
Verb
B1
action
2
Mistake one thing for another
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
Verwendungsmuster:
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Synonyme
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antonyme
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Wortverbindungen
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Themen
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
- She confused John with Peter.
- He confused the two words.
Verb
B2
action
3
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
To make something harder to understand.
Verwendungsmuster:
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
Synonyme
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antonyme
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Wortverbindungen
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Themen
communication
|education
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Too many ideas confuse the topic.
- Extra information confused my report.
- His answer confused the question.
Grammatik
Grundform
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Silben & Betonung
con - fuse (2 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Wortfamilie
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Ausdrücke
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.
Beispiele
- 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.
Beispiele
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.