Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"you are confusing me with the other candidate"
"I mistook her for the secretary"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"Her remarks confused the debate"
"Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Kinds of:
muddy
Verb group:
confound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"The new tax return forms only confuse"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 4
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 6
"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
Verb group:
confound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
2
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