confuse (
http://definr.com/confuse)
v 1: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with
the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
[syn:
mistake,
confound]
2: 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" [syn:
throw,
fox,
befuddle,
fuddle,
bedevil,
confound,
discombobulate]
3: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn:
flurry,
consternate,
disconcert,
put off]
4: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when
she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn:
jumble, {mix
up}]
5: make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms
only confuse"
6: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate" [syn:
blur,
obscure] [ant:
clarify]