verb
confuse
kuhn-FYOOZ/kənˈfjuːz/
To make distinctions or understanding unclear.
The two conflicting route sketches confuse the person choosing a path.
Etymology
The underlying image is pouring things together until their separate elements become indistinguishable. Applied to thoughts, this mixing becomes mental disorder: confusing someone makes ideas difficult to distinguish or understand.
In context
now impalas decrease their chances of attack when living in herds they leap and scatter in all directions when being attacked to confuse the predator
More examples
- The instructions confuse me because they skip several steps.
- I sometimes confuse your voice with your sister's.
- Adding another rule only confuses matters.
Forms
confuse · confuses · confused · confusing
confusion noun — A state of uncertainty or unclear understanding.