Confuses (en. Confused)

/kɔ̃.fy.z/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To make someone confused or disoriented.

His confusing explanation quickly baffled the audience.

Son explication confuse a rapidement dérouté l'auditoire.

To not distinguish or to mix up.

He often confuses the two artists.

Il confond souvent les deux artistes.

To create confusion among several elements.

The contradictory information confused the team members.

Les informations contradictoires ont confondu les membres de l'équipe.

From the Latin 'confundere', which means 'to mix' or 'to throw together'.

to be confused with

To be rendered indistinct or mixed with something else.

se confondre avec

to confuse the genders

To mix categories or types.

confondre les genres

confusion

State of uncertainty or disorder in the mind.

confusion

joint

To unite two elements or to mix them.

joint

to muddle

To mix in a way that creates uncertainty.

embrouiller

To be in a blur

After that meeting, I’m completely in the dark.

Après cette réunion, je suis complètement dans le flou.

To not understand anything

With all these rules, I don’t understand anything.

Avec toutes ces règles, je n'y comprends rien.