"confuse" meaning in English

See confuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈfjuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confuse.wav [UK] Forms: confuse [canonical], confuses [third-person, singular], confused [past], confused [past, participle], confusing [present, participle]
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  1. If you confuse someone, they don't understand what you have said or done.
    Sense id: simple-confuse-en-verb-LmG8UOGO
  2. If you confuse some things, you mix them up in your mind.
    Sense id: simple-confuse-en-verb-jnj4l0DM
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