Word

confuse, v.
(confused, confuses, confusing)
freq. cnt. 15

mistake one thing for another
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

confound confuse

sample sentences

"you are confusing me with the other candidate"
"I mistook her for the secretary"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

mistake, misidentify

verb group

obscure, blur, confuse, obnubilate jumble, confuse, mix up

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw

sample sentences

"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discombobulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

be

hyponym

demoralize puzzle, bewilder, mystify, baffle, amaze, perplex, vex, stick, get, beat, pose, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound disorient, disorientate

verb group

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

blur confuse obnubilate obscure

sample sentences

"Her remarks confused the debate"
"Their words obnubilate their intentions"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

confuse, confound

hyponym

assemble without order or sense
<verb.creation>

confuse jumble mix up

sample sentences

"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

confuse, confound

hyponym

addle, muddle, puddle

hypernym

assemble, set up, put together, piece, tack, tack together

cause to feel embarrassment
<verb.emotion>

confuse disconcert flurry put off

sample sentences

"The constant attention of the young man confused her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disconcertment disconcertion

semantic pointers

verb group

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

hyponym

fluster bother distract, deflect

hypernym

embarrass, abash