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