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    Confondent (en. Confuse)

    /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Mix things or ideas that should remain separate.
    They often confuse pleasure and happiness.
    Ils confondent souvent le plaisir et le bonheur.
    Make an error in judgment by taking something for something else.
    Do not confuse her behavior with indifference.
    Ne confonds pas son comportement avec de l'indifférence.
    Experience confusion between two or more elements.
    She confused salt with sugar in her recipe.
    Elle a confondu le sel avec le sucre dans sa recette.
    Causing a loss of clarity or distinction.
    Her explanations confuse the notions of cause and effect.
    Ses explications confondent les notions de cause et d'effet.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'confondre', derived from the Latin 'confundere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    confuse the genders
    Mix categories or types.
    confondre les genres
    confuse someone
    Cause someone to lose their assurance or clarity of mind.
    confondre quelqu'un
    merge with
    Be mixed or indistinct from another.
    se confondre avec

    Related Words

    confondre
    Verb meaning to disturb the distinctions between things or ideas.
    confondre
    confusion
    State of absence of clarity when mixing concepts.
    confusion
    embrouiller
    Verb meaning to make something complex or difficult to understand.
    embrouiller

    Slang Meanings

    Mixing without paying attention.
    He confused my belongings with his.
    Il a confondu mes affaires avec les siennes.
    Making a blunder by misidentifying people or things.
    She confused her teacher with her uncle.
    Elle a confondu son prof avec son oncle.