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