confuses
Makes things unclear
To confuse is to make unclear or to mix things up in the mind.
You might confuse someone by giving contradictory directions, or confuse two similar-looking words.
The twins' resemblance confuses everyone.
What confuses also bewilders or disorients: The sudden change of plans confuses me.
Perplexes or confuses deeply
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- mystifiesConfuses thoroughly
- flummoxesThoroughly confuses someone
befuddles · discombobulates · nonplusses · stumps · disorients · dazes · addles · muddles
Confuses or scrambles
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- conflatesMerges separate things together
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
- jumblesMixes into confusion
interchanges · swaps · blends · merges · tangles · scrambles · shuffles · intermingles
Causes false belief
- misinformsGives incorrect information
- misguidesDirects incorrectly
- misdirectsSends the wrong way
- deludesTricks into false belief
tricks · fools · dupes · hoodwinks · bamboozles · snookers · beguiles · misrepresents
baffles
Perplexes or confuses deeply
flummoxes · befuddles · discombobulates · nonplusses · stumps · disorients · dazes · addles · muddles · fogs
mixes up
Confuses or scrambles
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- conflatesMerges separate things together
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
jumbles · interchanges · swaps · blends · merges · tangles · scrambles · shuffles · intermingles · blurs
deceives
Causes false belief
- misinformsGives incorrect information
- misguidesDirects incorrectly
- misdirectsSends the wrong way
deludes · tricks · fools · dupes · hoodwinks · bamboozles · snookers · beguiles · misrepresents · distorts
complicates
Makes more difficult
obscures · convolutes · tangles · snarls · knots · disorders · clutters · overcomplicates · mires
confusesclarifies
Makes more understandable
explains · enlightens · elucidates · illuminates · demystifies
confusesdifferentiates
Identifies distinguishing features
distinguishes · separates · tells apart · discriminates · delineates
- confused lookExpression of bafflement
- confused faceExpression showing lack of understanding
- mental confusionImpaired clarity of thought
- source confusionMistaking where memory came from
- Dazed and ConfusedStunned and mentally unclear
- identity confusionUnclear sense of self
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