From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confuse \Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of
confundere. See Confound.]
Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. &
vb. n. Confusing.]
1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;
to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
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A universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
--Milton.
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2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
self-possession.
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Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson.
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Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.
Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
obscure; distract. See Abash.
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