confuse
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
mistake one thing for another
you are confusing me with the other candidate
Types & categories
- mistake hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
These questions confuse even the experts
Types & categories
- be hypernym
- demoralize hyponym
- baffle hyponym
- disorient hyponym
Related & opposite
- disarray derivation
- obfuscation derivation
- discombobulation derivation
- disconcert verb group
Sense 3 verb
cause to feel embarrassment
The constant attention of the young man confused her
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- discombobulation derivation
- discomposure derivation
- confound verb group
Sense 4 verb
assemble without order or sense
She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Her remarks confused the debate
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- confuse verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mix-up |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | obscure |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | mix up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mistake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disarray |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discombobulation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | disconcert |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | demoralize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | baffle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | disorient |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | discombobulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | discomposure |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | confound |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | embarrass |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluster |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bother |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | distract |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confusion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | patchwork |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | jumble |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | confuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | assemble |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | addle |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | confuse |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | muddy |