confuse

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• Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːz/
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• Canada, General-American: /kənˈfjuz/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /kənˈfjʉːz/
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• rhymes with -uːz
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F Y UW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English confus, from Old French confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.

Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.

132 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَرْبَكَ (ʔarbaka) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Arabic: حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Azerbaijani: çaşdırmaq — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Azerbaijani: çaş-baş etmək — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Azerbaijani: karıxdırmaq — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Bulgarian: обърквам (obǎrkvam) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Bulgarian: смущавам (smuštavam) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Catalan: confondre — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Chinese Mandarin: 讓......困惑 /让......困惑 (ràng ... kùnhuò) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Czech: zmást — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Danish: forvirre — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Dutch: verwarren — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Dutch: in de war brengen — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Dutch: verbijsteren — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Esperanto: konfuzi — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Finnish: sekoittaa — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Finnish: saada ymmälleen — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Finnish: hämätä — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• French: rendre perplexe — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• French: confondre — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• French: confuser — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• French: confusionner — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Georgian: დაბნევა (dabneva) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• German: verwirren — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• German: konfundieren — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Greek: μπερδεύω (berdévo) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Greek: σαστίζω (sastízo) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Hebrew: בלבל (bilbel) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Hungarian: összezavar — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Italian: confondere — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Japanese: 混乱させる (konran saseru) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Korean: 혼란시키다 (hollansikida) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Macedonian: буни (buni) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Māori: whakapōraru — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Māori: whakapōkīkī — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Norwegian: forvirre — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Old English: dwilman — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Polish: zmieszać — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Portuguese: confundir — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Quechua: arwiy — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Romanian: încurca — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Russian: пу́тать (pútatʹ) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Russian: запу́тать (zapútatʹ) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir tro-chèile — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Sikkimese: དཀྲུགས (dkrugs) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Spanish: confundir — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Spanish: barahustar — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Spanish: barajustar — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Spanish: baraustar — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Swedish: förvirra — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Swedish: förväxla — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Yiddish: צעמישן (tsemishn) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
• Belarusian: блытаць (blytacʹ) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Belarusian: пераблытаць (pjerablytacʹ) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Bulgarian: обърквам (obǎrkvam) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Catalan: confondre — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Chinese Mandarin: 混淆 (hùnxiáo) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Czech: splést — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Czech: zaměnit — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Danish: forveksle — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Dutch: verwisselen — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Dutch: verwarren — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Dutch: in de war brengen — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Dutch: door elkaar halen — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Dutch: dooreenhalen — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Esperanto: konfuzi — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Finnish: sekoittaa — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Finnish: erehtyä — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• French: confondre — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Georgian: აერევა (aereva) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• German: verwechseln — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Greek: συγχέω (synchéo) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Hebrew: בלבל (bilbel) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Hungarian: összekever — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Hungarian: összetéveszt — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Icelandic: víxla — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Italian: confondere — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Japanese: 混同する (kondō-suru) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Kabuverdianu: baradja — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Latin: cōnfundō — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Māori: whakananu — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Norwegian: forveksle — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Norwegian Bokmål: blande sammen — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Norwegian Nynorsk: blande saman — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Old English: mengan — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Polish: pomylić — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Portuguese: confundir — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Russian: пу́тать (pútatʹ) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Russian: перепу́тать (perepútatʹ) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Russian: спу́тать (spútatʹ) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Russian: обозна́ться (oboznátʹsja) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Spanish: confundir — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Swedish: förväxla — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Swedish: blanda ihop — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Turkish: karıştırmak — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Ukrainian: плутати (plutaty) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Ukrainian: переплутати (pereplutaty) — to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another
• Azerbaijani: qarışdırmaq — to mix thoroughly
• Bulgarian: размесвам (razmesvam) — to mix thoroughly
• Chinese Mandarin: 攪亂 /搅乱 (jiǎoluàn) — to mix thoroughly
• Dutch: verwarren — to mix thoroughly
• Dutch: in de war brengen — to mix thoroughly
• Dutch: dooreenhalen — to mix thoroughly
• Finnish: sekoittaa perusteellisesti — to mix thoroughly
• Finnish: sotkea — to mix thoroughly
• Finnish: sekoittaa — to mix thoroughly
• German: vermischen — to mix thoroughly
• Hungarian: összekever — to mix thoroughly
• Hungarian: összekavar — to mix thoroughly
• Latin: cōnfundō — to mix thoroughly
• Norwegian: blande — to mix thoroughly
• Old English: mengan — to mix thoroughly
• Old English: formengan — to mix thoroughly
• Portuguese: misturar — to mix thoroughly
• Russian: сме́шивать (sméšivatʹ) — to mix thoroughly
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir tro-chèile — to mix thoroughly
• Spanish: confusionar — to mix thoroughly
• Swedish: blanda — to mix thoroughly
• Arabic: أَرْبَكَ (ʔarbaka) — to embarrass
• Bulgarian: смущавам (smuštavam) — to embarrass
• Danish: bringe en i forlegenhed — to embarrass
• Finnish: nolata — to embarrass
• Finnish: saattaa hämilleen — to embarrass
• Finnish: saada hämilleen — to embarrass
• German: jemanden in Verlegenheit f bringen — to embarrass
• Greek: προκαλώ αμηχανία (prokaló amichanía) — to embarrass
• Japanese: 混乱させる (konran-saseru) — to embarrass
• Norwegian Bokmål: bringe noen i forlegenhet — to embarrass
• Old English: sceamian — to embarrass
• Old English: scendan — to embarrass
• Portuguese: envergonhar — to embarrass
• Russian: смуща́ть (smuščátʹ) — to embarrass