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# confuse

verb (confuse, confuses, confused, confusing)

«confuse» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To confuse someone is to make them unable to understand or think clearly: «The instructions confused me.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#m1)
2. To confuse two things is to mix them up and think one is the other: «I always confuse the twins.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#m2)
3. To confuse a situation is to make it more complicated or unclear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, some words are easily confused (their/there/they're; affect/effect), and maths symbols can be confused (× and +, \< and \>). In stories, a mysterious clue confuses the detective. In safety lessons, scammers try to confuse people with tricky messages. Phrases: «confuse A with B», «get confused», «confusing instructions».

### Examples

- The long question confused me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x1)
- I always confuse «there» and «their». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x2)
- Don't confuse a centipede with a millipede. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x3)
- The new road signs confused the drivers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x4)
- People often confuse the twins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x5)
- The magician confused the audience with his trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x6)
- I got confused and went to the wrong classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x7)
- If you are confused, ask the teacher to explain again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x8)
- ‘You confuse the names, Sire,’ said the page hastily. ‘I come on behalf of the Princess Turritella.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/#x9)

### Note

Past: confused. Adjectives: confused (how you feel: «I am confused»), confusing (what causes it: «the map is confusing»). Noun: confusion. Pattern: «confuse A with B». Asking questions when confused is a smart thing to do.

## In Jewish tradition

In school, some words are easily confused (their/there/they're; affect/effect), and maths symbols can be confused (× and +, \< and \>). In stories, a mysterious clue confuses the detective. In safety lessons, scammers try to confuse people with tricky messages. Phrases: «confuse A with B», «get confused», «confusing instructions».

### Examples

- This is certainly an editorial error, confusing a Chet for a Taw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confuse/#x1)

### Note

Past: confused. Adjectives: confused (how you feel: «I am confused»), confusing (what causes it: «the map is confusing»). Noun: confusion. Pattern: «confuse A with B». Asking questions when confused is a smart thing to do.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «confuse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confuse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confuse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confuse.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «confuse» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confuse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confuse» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/confuse.html) on Mova free.