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