· mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

Synonym(s): confound

Hypernym(s): mistake, misidentify

· 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"

Synonym(s): throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

Hypernym(s): be

· cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

Synonym(s): flurry, disconcert, put_off

Hypernym(s): embarrass, abash

· assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

Synonym(s): jumble, mix_up

Hypernym(s): assemble, piece, put_together, set_up, tack, tack_together

· make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

Synonym(s): blur, obscure, obnubilate

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child"

· lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

Synonym(s): perplexing, puzzling