English Dictionary
Definition confuse in British English
confuse
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/kənˈfjuːz/
1
to make someone feel that they do not understand something
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2
to make something more complicated or difficult to understand
Example
This latest piece of information only confuses the issue further.
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