confuse
English Thesaurus
1. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | muddy, |
| definition | : | cause to become muddy (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | confound, confuse, |
| definition | : | mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition) |
3. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | demoralize, |
| definition | : | confuse or put into disorder (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, |
| definition | : | be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition) |
4. assemble without order or sense (verb.creation)
| verb group | : | confound, confuse, |
| definition | : | mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition) |
5. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | abash, embarrass, |
| definition | : | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | fluster, |
| definition | : | cause to be nervous or upset (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make confused or perplexed or puzzled (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | deflect, distract, |
| definition | : | draw someone's attention away from something (verb.emotion) |
6. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | confusion, mix-up, |
| definition | : | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act) |
7. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)
8. assemble without order or sense (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | confusion, |
| definition | : | an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hodgepodge, jumble, patchwork, |
| definition | : | a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas (noun.cognition) |
9. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
10. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | confusion, mix-up, |
| definition | : | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act) |
11. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)
12. assemble without order or sense (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | confusion, |
| definition | : | an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hodgepodge, jumble, patchwork, |
| definition | : | a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas (noun.cognition) |
13. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
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