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- pronunciation:
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fyuz
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
confuses, confusing, confused |
| definition 1: |
When you confuse one thing with another thing, you make a mistake about which one is which. If two things are very similar, it's easy to confuse them and think that one of the things is the other thing.
It's easy to confuse salt and sugar because they look almost the same. It's a bad thing to do when you're making cookies!Sometimes my grandma confuses me with my brother even though he is older.People often confuse words that are spelled in a similar way or that sound the same.- synonyms:
- mix, mix up
- similar words:
- mistake
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| definition 2: |
When something confuses you, it makes it hard for you to understand it. Something about it doesn't make sense.
It confuses our dog if I tell him to come and my brother tells him to stay.I liked the movie, but there were some parts that confused me. After the movie, I asked my sister to explain some things.
- similar words:
- bother, puzzle, throw
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| related words: |
astonish, complicate, embarrass |
| derivations: |
confusing (adj.), confusedly (adv.), confusedness (n.) |
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