Confuse
Pronunciation : Con*fuse", a. [F. confus, L. confusus
Part of Speech : p.
Definition : Defn: Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret.
p. of confundere. See Confound.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Con*fuse"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. Milton.
2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self- possession.
Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. Tennyson.
Confused and sadly she at length replied. Pope.
Syn. -- To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.
t. [imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913