confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
1
összezavar
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
ਅਰਥ
Make someone unable to think clearly
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
ਅਰਥ
Mistake one thing for another
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਅਰਥ
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|education
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
con - fuse (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.