confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 2900
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
B1
action
1
Make someone unable to think clearly
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
الگوی کاربرد:
to confuse [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
هممعنیها
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
متضادها
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
ترکیبهای رایج
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
موضوعها
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The story confused me.
- This math problem confuses many students.
- The teacher's words confused the class.
- Your question confuses me.
فعل
B1
action
2
Mistake one thing for another
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
الگوی کاربرد:
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
هممعنیها
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
متضادها
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
ترکیبهای رایج
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
موضوعها
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
- She confused John with Peter.
- He confused the two words.
فعل
B2
action
3
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
To make something harder to understand.
الگوی کاربرد:
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
هممعنیها
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
متضادها
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
ترکیبهای رایج
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
موضوعها
communication
|education
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Too many ideas confuse the topic.
- Extra information confused my report.
- His answer confused the question.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
هجاها و تکیه
con - fuse (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
صورتهای واژه
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.