confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Engleză
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
VERB
B1
1
összezavar
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Sens
Make someone unable to think clearly
Colocații
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Sinonime
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antonime
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Teme
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definiție
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.
VERB
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Sens
Mistake one thing for another
Colocații
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Sinonime
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antonime
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Teme
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
VERB
B2
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Sens
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
Colocații
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Sinonime
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antonime
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Teme
communication
|education
Definiție
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Silabe și accent
con - fuse (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.