confuse :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (0)

Verbs (43)

stump, jumble, confound, mix up

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

blur, make indistinct, obscure, make unclear

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

mistake, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

throw, flurry, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

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

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. 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"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (229)

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

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

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. 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"

scramble, jumble

v. bring into random order

warp, falsify, distort, garble

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

stump, jumble, confuse, confound, mix up

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

throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

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

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. 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"

misread

v. read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

misinterpret, misread, mis-read

v. interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

miscalculate, make a miscalculation

v. calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

stump, jumble, confuse, confound, mix up

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

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

shame

v. cause to be ashamed

outrage, shock, appal, offend, scandalize, appall

v. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

awe, inspire awe in, inspire with dread

v. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

repulse, repel

v. be repellent to; cause aversion in

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. 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"

make unclear, make obscure, obfuscate

v. make obscure or unclear

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

strain, deform, distort

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

hide, obliterate, obscure, blot out

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

interrupt, disturb

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

dizzy

v. make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"

daze, stun, bedaze

v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

disarray, disorder, disturb the order of, bring disorder to, bring into disorder, throw into disorder

v. bring disorder to

clutter, clutter up

v. fill a space in a disorderly way

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

stump, jumble, confuse, confound, mix up

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

amaze, astonish, astound

v. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

flabbergast, boggle, overcome with amazement, bowl over

v. overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate

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

block, blockade, stymie, hinder, obstruct, embarrass, stymy

v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

question, wonder

v. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

take, consider, look at, deal with

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Synonyms (19)

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

put

v. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"

puzzle over, try to solve

v. try to solve

lick, work, get, solve, figure out, puzzle out

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

Antonyms (52)

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

understand

v. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

grasp, grip, hold on

v. hold firmly

recall, think, know, remember, retrieve, recollect, remind, call back

v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

get into, penetrate, go into

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

grasp, dig, compass, savvy, comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, understand

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

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