DICTOMETER

CONFUSING

(confuse, confusing, confundir, equivocar, trastrocar, forveksle)

1. Synonyms:
   • Confuse
   • Confound
   Definitions:
   • mistake one thing for another
   Examples:
   • You are confusing me with the other candidate
   • I mistook her for the secretary
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Confuse
   • Throw
   • Fox
   • Befuddle
   • Fuddle
   • Bedevil
   • Confound
   • Discombobulate
   Definitions:
   • be confusing or perplexing to
   • cause to be unable to think clearly
   Examples:
   • These questions confuse even the experts
   • This question completely threw me
   • This question befuddled even the teacher
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Confuse
   • Flurry
   • Disconcert
   • Put off
   Definitions:
   • cause to feel embarrassment
   Examples:
   • The constant attention of the young man confused her
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Jumble
   • Confuse
   • Mix up
   Definitions:
   • assemble without order or sense
   Examples:
   • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Confuse
   • Blur
   • Obscure
   • Obnubilate
   Definitions:
   • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   Examples:
   • Her remarks confused the debate
   • Their words obnubilate their intentions
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Confusing
   Definitions:
   • causing confusion or disorientation
   Examples:
   • A confusing jumble of road signs
   • Being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child
   Antonyms:
   • Orienting
   • Orientating
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Confusing
   • Perplexing
   • Puzzling
   Definitions:
   • lacking clarity of meaning
   • causing confusion or perplexity
   Examples:
   • Sent confusing signals to Iraq
   • Perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
   • A puzzling statement
   Antonyms:
   • Clear