| verb | mistake one thing for another “you are confusing me with the other candidate” |
| verb | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly “These questions confuse even the experts” |
| verb | cause to feel embarrassment “The constant attention of the young man confused her” |
| verb | assemble without order or sense “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence” |
| verb | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred “Her remarks confused the debate” |
| confusion | noun | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
| befuddlement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| discombobulation | noun | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused |
| disconcertment | noun | anxious embarrassment |
| disconcertion | noun | anxious embarrassment |
| jumble | noun | a confused multitude of things |