1. (

• confuse ,
• confound ,

) mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" ;

2. (

• confuse ,
• throw ,
• fox ,
• befuddle ,
• fuddle ,
• bedevil ,
• confound ,
• discombobulate

) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" ;

3. (

• confuse ,
• flurry ,
• disconcert ,
• put_off ,

) cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" ;

4. (

• jumble ,
• confuse ,
• mix_up

) assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" ;

5. (

• confuse ,
• blur ,
• obscure ,
• obnubilate

) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" ;

1. (

• confusing

) causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child" ;

2. (

• confusing ,
• perplexing ,
• puzzling

) lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" ;