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