confuse meaning
confuse :
to make unclear, to mix up
Verb
▪ The instructions confused me.
▪ The instructions made me unclear.
▪ He confused the names of the twins.
▪ He mixed up the names of the twins.
paraphrasing
▪ bewilder – to make very confused
▪ perplex – to make puzzled
▪ baffle – to make unable to understand
▪ puzzle – to make unsure
Pronunciation
confuse [kənˈfjuz]
The stress is on 'fuse' and sounds like 'kuhn-fyooz'.
Common phrases and grammar about confuse
confuse - Common meaning
Verb
to make unclear, to mix up
Part of Speech Changes for "confuse"
▪ confusion (noun) – a state of being unclear
▪ confused (adjective) – unclear or mixed up
Common Expressions with "confuse"
▪ confuse easily – to make unclear quickly
▪ confuse with – to mix up with something else
▪ confuse the issue – to make the topic unclear
▪ confuse someone – to make a person unclear
Important examples of confuse in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, confuse is often used to mean mix up or make unclear.
Example of a confusing word: confuse (to perplex)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Confuse is often used as a verb that requires an object, often seen in grammar questions.
confuse
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
confuse the issue
'make the topic unclear', used when discussing complicated subjects.
throw someone for a loop
means 'to surprise or confuse someone greatly'.
Differences between similar words and confuse
confuse
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bewilder
differences
Confuse means to make unclear or mix up, while bewilder means to make very confused or lost.
Words with the same origin as confuse
The origin of confuse
The word 'confuse' comes from the Latin 'confundere', which means 'to mix together'.
Word structure
It has the prefix con (together), root fus (pour), and suffix e (verb), meaning 'to pour together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of confuse is fus (pour). Words with the same root include fuse (to join), diffuse (to spread out), and infuse (to fill).
