All confuse synonyms
conΒ·fuse
C c verb confuse
- mix up β an act or instance of mixing.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- perturb β to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- mortify β to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- complicate β To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- amaze β If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
- astonish β If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- daze β If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- bemuse β If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- mystify β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- involve β to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- misinform β to give false or misleading information to.
- befuddle β If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- demoralize β If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- disorient β to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- bedevil β If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- discompose β to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- darken β If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- faze β to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- unhinge β to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- shame β the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- abash β to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
- fog β a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
- clutter β Clutter is a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary.
- becloud β to cover or obscure with a cloud
- discountenance β to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- addle β If something addles someone's mind or brain, they become confused and unable to think properly.
- cloud β A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
- fuddle β to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
- rumple β to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
- mingle β to become mixed, blended, or united.