See confuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. […] “They’re saying he got confused. That he was talking about something else. That he was talking about Nancy Pelosi. He mentioned me multiples times in that scenario,” the former South Carolina governor added.",
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "încurca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pútatʹ",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пу́тать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapútatʹ",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "запу́тать"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "cuir tro-chèile"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "confundir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "barahustar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "barajustar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "förvirra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "förväxla"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "tsemishn",
"sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
"word": "צעמישן"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "blytacʹ",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блытаць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pjerablytacʹ",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пераблытаць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "обърквам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "confondre"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "splést"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "zaměnit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "forveksle"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "verwisselen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "verwarren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "in de war brengen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "door elkaar halen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "dooreenhalen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "konfuzi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "sekoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "erehtyä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "confondre"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aereva",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "აერევა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "verwechseln"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "synchéo",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "συγχέω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bilbel",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "בלבל"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "összekever"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "összetéveszt"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "víxla"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "confondere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kondō-suru",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "混同する"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "baradja"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "cōnfundō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "whakananu"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "forveksle"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "blande sammen"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "blande saman"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "mengan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "pomylić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "confundir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pútatʹ",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пу́тать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perepútatʹ",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "перепу́тать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spútatʹ",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спу́тать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oboznátʹsja",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обозна́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "confundir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "förväxla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "blanda ihop"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"word": "karıştırmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "plutaty",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "плутати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pereplutaty",
"sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "переплутати"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "qarışdırmaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razmesvam",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "размесвам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎoluàn",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "攪亂 /搅乱"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "verwarren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "in de war brengen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "dooreenhalen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "sekoittaa perusteellisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "sotkea"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "sekoittaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "vermischen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "összekever"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "összekavar"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "cōnfundō"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "blande"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "mengan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "formengan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "misturar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sméšivatʹ",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "сме́шивать"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "cuir tro-chèile"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "mezclar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to mix thoroughly",
"word": "blanda"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔarbaka",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "أَرْبَكَ"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smuštavam",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "смущавам"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "bringe en i forlegenhed"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "nolata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "saattaa hämilleen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "saada hämilleen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "jemanden in Verlegenheit f bringen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prokaló amichanía",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "προκαλώ αμηχανία"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "konran-saseru",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "混乱させる"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "sceamian"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "scendan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "envergonhar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smuščátʹ",
"sense": "to embarrass",
"word": "смуща́ть"
}
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"ref": "1531, Thomas Elyot, “The Signification of a Publike Weale / and Why It Is Called in Latin Respublica”, in The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC, 1st boke, folio 2, verso:",
"text": "Moꝛe ouer take away oꝛdre from all thynges / what ſhulde than remayne? certes nothynge finally / except ſome man wolde imagine eftſones / Chaos: whiche of ſome is expounde a cõfuse mixture: […]",
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"text": "The 11. article is ſo confuſe that it is harde to bring it into any certeine numbre of demandes.",
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"ref": "1589, [George Puttenham], “Of Cesure”, in The Arte of English Poesie. […], London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, book II (The Second Booke, of Proportion Poetical), page 61:",
"text": "[T]he moſt laudable languages are alwaies moſt plaine and diſtinct, and the barbarous moſt confuſe and indiſtinct: […]",
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"ref": "1737, Daniel Waterland, “Of the Consecration of the Elements of Bread and Wine in the Holy Communion”, in A Review of the Doctrine of the Eucharist, as Laid Down in Scripture and Antiquity, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Corn[elius] Crownfield, Printer to the University, and W[illiam] Innys […], →OCLC, page 127:",
"text": "It was all one with them to ſay, in a confuſe general way, either that the Holy Ghoſt ſanctiſied the Receivers, in the uſe of the outward Symbols, or that He ſanctified the Symbols to their uſe: […]",
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