confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Inglés
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
VERBO
B1
1
összezavar
B1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Significado
Make someone unable to think clearly
Colocaciones
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Sinónimos
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antónimos
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Temas
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definición
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.
VERBO
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Significado
Mistake one thing for another
Colocaciones
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Sinónimos
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antónimos
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Temas
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
VERBO
B2
3
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
Colocaciones
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Sinónimos
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antónimos
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Temas
communication
|education
Definición
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
confuse
AFI
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Sílabas y acento
con - fuse (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Familia de palabras
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.