confuse (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːz/
Definition
To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.
Examples
The sudden change in plans confused everyone on the team.
Don't confuse correlation with causation.
He was confused by the complicated legal jargon.
How to Use confuse
- confuse someone (collocation)
- To make a person unable to think clearly. — "The loud music confused me."
- confuse something (collocation)
- To make information or data unclear or jumbled. — "The software can confuse the data if not used correctly."
- confuse A with B (collocation)
- To mistake one thing or person for another. — "I sometimes confuse his first name with his last name."
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