confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Engels
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
WERKWOORD
B1
1
összezavar
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Betekenis
Make someone unable to think clearly
Woordcombinaties
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Synoniemen
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antoniemen
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Thema's
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definitie
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.
WERKWOORD
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Betekenis
Mistake one thing for another
Woordcombinaties
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Synoniemen
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antoniemen
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Thema's
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
WERKWOORD
B2
3
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Betekenis
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
Woordcombinaties
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Synoniemen
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antoniemen
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Thema's
communication
|education
Definitie
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
con - fuse (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Woordfamilie
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Uitdrukkingen
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.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.