confuse

• Verbe signifiant faire perdre à quelqu'un sa clarté d'esprit, le plonger dans la perplexité ou l'embarras, ou mélanger des choses au point de les rendre indistinctes.

A verb meaning to cause someone to become bewildered or unable to understand something clearly.

1. Cause misunderstandingB1formal

   To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.

   Embrouiller, déconcerter

   • The instructions confused many of the students.
   • His explanation only confused me more.
   • Don't confuse the issue with irrelevant details.

   Synonymesbafflebefuddlebewilderconfoundflummoxmuddlemystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   Antonymesclarifyenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Mistake one thing for anotherB1formal

   To mix up two or more things or people in your mind.

   Confondre une chose avec une autre

   • I always confuse the twins with each other.
   • People often confuse Austria with Australia.
   • She confused the dates and arrived a day early.

   Synonymesconflateconfoundmix upmuddle

   Antonymesdifferentiatediscriminatedistinguish