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