"confuse" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kənˈfjuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confuse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: confuses [present, singular, third-person], confusing [participle, present], confused [participle, past], confused [past]
Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: Back formation from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰewd-}}, {{der|en|enm|confused||frustrated, ruined}} Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), {{der|en|xno|confus}} Anglo-Norman confus, {{der|en|la|confusus}} Latin confusus, {{m|la|confundo|confundō}} confundō Head templates: {{en-verb}} confuse (third-person singular simple present confuses, present participle confusing, simple past and past participle confused)
  1. (transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand Tags: transitive Translations (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody): أَرْبَكَ (ʔarbaka) (Arabic), حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara) (Arabic), çaşdırmaq (Azerbaijani), çaş-baş etmək (Azerbaijani), karıxdırmaq (Azerbaijani), обърквам (obǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), смущавам (smuštavam) (Bulgarian), confondre (Catalan), 讓……困惑 (Chinese Mandarin), 让……困惑 (ràng ... kùnhuò) (Chinese Mandarin), zmást (Czech), forvirre (Danish), verwarren (Dutch), in de war brengen (Dutch), verbijsteren (Dutch), konfuzi (Esperanto), sekoittaa (Finnish), saada ymmälleen (Finnish), hämätä (Finnish), rendre perplexe (French), confondre (French), დაბნევა (dabneva) (Georgian), verwirren (German), konfundieren (German), μπερδεύω (berdévo) (Greek), σαστίζω (sastízo) (Greek), בלבל (bilbel) [masculine] (Hebrew), összezavar (Hungarian), confondere (Italian), 混乱させる (konran saseru) (alt: こんらんさせる) (Japanese), 혼란시키다 (hollansikida) (Korean), буни (buni) [imperfective] (Macedonian), whakapōraru (Maori), whakapōkīkī (Maori), forvirre (Norwegian), dwilman (Old English), zmieszać (Polish), confundir (Portuguese), arwiy (Quechua), încurca (Romanian), пу́тать (pútatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), запу́тать (zapútatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), cuir tro-chèile (Scottish Gaelic), confundir (Spanish), förvirra (Swedish), förväxla (Swedish), צעמישן (tsemishn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-eIjYrs1p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 11 37 3 8 3 Disambiguation of 'to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody': 78 6 8 2 3 4
  2. (transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another). Tags: transitive Translations (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another): блытаць (blytacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пераблытаць (pjerablytacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), обърквам (obǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), confondre (Catalan), splést (Czech), zaměnit (Czech), forveksle (Danish), verwisselen (Dutch), verwarren (Dutch), in de war brengen (Dutch), door elkaar halen (Dutch), dooreenhalen (Dutch), konfuzi (Esperanto), sekoittaa (Finnish), erehtyä (Finnish), confondre (French), აერევა (aereva) (Georgian), verwechseln (German), συγχέω (synchéo) (Greek), בלבל (bilbel) [masculine] (Hebrew), összekever (Hungarian), összetéveszt (Hungarian), víxla (Icelandic), confondere (Italian), 混同する (kondō-suru) (Japanese), baradja (Kabuverdianu), confundo (Latin), forveksle (Norwegian), blande sammen (Norwegian Bokmål), blande saman (Norwegian Nynorsk), mengan (Old English), pomylić (Polish), confundir (Portuguese), пу́тать (pútatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), перепу́тать (perepútatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), спу́тать (spútatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), обозна́ться (oboznátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), confundirse (Spanish), förväxla (Swedish), blanda ihop (Swedish), karıştırmak (Turkish), плутати (plutaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), переплутати (pereplutaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-54ck-021 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 11 37 3 8 3 Disambiguation of 'to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another': 2 87 8 1 1 2
  3. (transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder. Tags: transitive Translations (to mix thoroughly): qarışdırmaq (Azerbaijani), размесвам (razmesvam) (Bulgarian), 攪亂 (Chinese Mandarin), 搅乱 (jiǎoluàn) (Chinese Mandarin), verwarren (Dutch), in de war brengen (Dutch), dooreenhalen (Dutch), sekoittaa perusteellisesti (Finnish), sotkea (Finnish), sekoittaa (Finnish), vermischen (German), összekever (Hungarian), összekavar (Hungarian), confundō (Latin), blande (Norwegian), mengan (Old English), formengan (Old English), misturar (Portuguese), сме́шивать (sméšivatʹ) (Russian), cuir tro-chèile (Scottish Gaelic), mezclar (Spanish), blanda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-bUQA9obH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 11 37 3 8 3 Disambiguation of 'to mix thoroughly': 3 9 88 0 0 0
  4. (transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass. Tags: dated, transitive Translations (to embarrass): أَرْبَكَ (ʔarbaka) (Arabic), смущавам (smuštavam) (Bulgarian), bringe en i forlegenhed (Danish), nolata (Finnish), saattaa hämilleen (Finnish), saada hämilleen (Finnish), jemanden in Verlegenheit f bringen (German), προκαλώ αμηχανία (prokaló amichanía) (Greek), 混乱させる (konran-saseru) (Japanese), bringe noen i forlegenhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sceamian (Old English), scendan (Old English), envergonhar (Portuguese), смуща́ть (smuščátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-fpiWCvNE Disambiguation of 'to embarrass': 4 4 2 66 21 3
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-Sf2DL9w2
  6. (intransitive) To be confused. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-confuse-en-verb-ZrNeUtnH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flummox, mistake, baffle, baffound, bamboozle, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, complicate, confound, confuddle [slang], confuse, confuzzle [childish, slang], dazzle, discombobulate, disconcert, dumbfound, ferhoodle, flabagast, flabbergast, flabbergaster, flurry, fluster, jumble, knot [obsolete], mix up, perplex, puzzle Related terms: confused, confusing, confusion, discombobulate, blur, conflate, leave speechless, throw somebody for a loop, throw somebody a curve, be at a loss for words, to get turned around, get one's wires crossed, have one's wires crossed, surprise, surprising

Inflected forms

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          "word": "zmást"
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "forvirre"
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          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "word": "konfuzi"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "sekoittaa"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "hämätä"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "rendre perplexe"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "confondre"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dabneva",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "დაბნევა"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "verwirren"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "konfundieren"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "berdévo",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "μπερδεύω"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sastízo",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "σαστίζω"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bilbel",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "összezavar"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "confondere"
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          "alt": "こんらんさせる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "konran saseru",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "混乱させる"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hollansikida",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "혼란시키다"
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          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "buni",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
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          "word": "буни"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "whakapōraru"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "whakapōkīkī"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "forvirre"
        },
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "dwilman"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "zmieszać"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "confundir"
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          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "arwiy"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "încurca"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pútatʹ",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "пу́тать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 6 8 2 3 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zapútatʹ",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "запу́тать"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "cuir tro-chèile"
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        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "confundir"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "förvirra"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 6 8 2 3 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "förväxla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 6 8 2 3 4",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "tsemishn",
          "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
          "word": "צעמישן"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
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        {
          "text": "People who say \"hola\" to Italians are confusing Italian with Spanish.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another)."
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          "muddle up",
          "muddle up"
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          "mistake",
          "mistake"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obǎrkvam",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "обърквам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confondre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "splést"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "zaměnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "forveksle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "verwisselen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "verwarren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "door elkaar halen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "dooreenhalen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "konfuzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "sekoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "erehtyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confondre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aereva",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "აერევა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "verwechseln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "synchéo",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "συγχέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "összekever"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "összetéveszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "víxla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confondere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "baradja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confundo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "forveksle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "blande sammen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "blande saman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "mengan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "pomylić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confundir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "confundirse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "förväxla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "blanda ihop"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another",
          "word": "karıştırmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 8 1 1 2",
          "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"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder."
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      "id": "en-confuse-en-verb-bUQA9obH",
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        ],
        [
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          "disorder"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder."
      ],
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      ],
      "translations": [
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "qarışdırmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razmesvam",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "размесвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "攪亂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎoluàn",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "搅乱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "verwarren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "in de war brengen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "dooreenhalen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "sekoittaa perusteellisesti"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "sotkea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "sekoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "vermischen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "összekever"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "összekavar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "confundō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "blande"
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        {
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "mengan"
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        {
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "formengan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "misturar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sméšivatʹ",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "сме́шивать"
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        {
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "cuir tro-chèile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 88 0 0 0",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "mezclar"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
          "word": "blanda"
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        "To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass."
      ],
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        [
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        "(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass."
      ],
      "tags": [
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔarbaka",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "أَرْبَكَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smuštavam",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "смущавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "bringe en i forlegenhed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "nolata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "saattaa hämilleen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "saada hämilleen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "jemanden in Verlegenheit f bringen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prokaló amichanía",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "προκαλώ αμηχανία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "konran-saseru",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "混乱させる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bringe noen i forlegenhet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "sceamian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "scendan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "envergonhar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 2 66 21 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smuščátʹ",
          "sense": "to embarrass",
          "word": "смуща́ть"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To rout; discomfit."
      ],
      "id": "en-confuse-en-verb-Sf2DL9w2",
      "links": [
        [
          "rout",
          "rout"
        ],
        [
          "discomfit",
          "discomfit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To be confused."
      ],
      "id": "en-confuse-en-verb-ZrNeUtnH",
      "links": [
        [
          "confused",
          "confused"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be confused."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfjuːz/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔarbaka",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "أَرْبَكَ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "حَيَّرَ"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "çaşdırmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "çaş-baş etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "karıxdırmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obǎrkvam",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "обърквам"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smuštavam",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "смущавам"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "confondre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "讓……困惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ràng ... kùnhuò",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "让……困惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "zmást"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "forvirre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "verwarren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "in de war brengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "verbijsteren"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "konfuzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "sekoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "saada ymmälleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "hämätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "rendre perplexe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "confondre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dabneva",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "დაბნევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "verwirren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "konfundieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "berdévo",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "μπερδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sastízo",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "σαστίζω"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bilbel",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "בלבל"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "összezavar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "confondere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こんらんさせる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "konran saseru",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "混乱させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hollansikida",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "혼란시키다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "buni",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "буни"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "whakapōraru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "whakapōkīkī"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "forvirre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "dwilman"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "zmieszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "confundir"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody",
      "word": "arwiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "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": "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": "confundo"
    },
    {
      "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": "confundirse"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
      "word": "攪亂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎoluàn",
      "sense": "to mix thoroughly",
      "word": "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": "confundō"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔarbaka",
      "sense": "to embarrass",
      "word": "أَرْبَكَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smuštavam",
      "sense": "to embarrass",
      "word": "смущавам"
    },
    {
      "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": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bringe noen i forlegenhet"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confuse"
}

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