Definition
to confuse: to mix up, to mistake for; to perplex
I often confuse one twin with the other, I can't remember which is which.
confusing: complicated, unclear, perplexing
confusion: doubt, uncertainty, opposite of clarity
confused: uncertain, unclear, perplexed
- "I imagine that in the helicopter, the noise, confusion and emotion of the moment might have influenced her."
- "Apparently we've just hired a new sales assistant, and I wonder if the drop in sales might have to do with him. His name's Spencer, and he has a confusing voice."
- "Bruno and Stink visited the Colosseum of Rome, the pyramids in Egypt, walked along the Great Wall of China and spent a confusing weekend in Amsterdam. Eventually, Bruno arrived in the jungles of the Amazon still hoping to find a cure for his Anosmia."
- "I'm confused, I don't know what I want in life anymore."
- "Her accent both confuses and arouses me."
- "Bruno and Stink visited the Colosseum of Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, walked along the Great Wall of China and spent a confusing weekend in Amsterdam. Eventually, Bruno arrived in the jungles of the Amazon, hoping to find the cure for his Anosmia."
- "Sorry for the confusion, I think I must have delayed jet lag or something."
- "I like to send people a stream - or should I say glacier - of passive-aggressive emails until the person becomes numb and confused and eventually falls into a frozen lake."
- "This is going to be confusing."
- "Delavigne and Stink visited the Colosseum of Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, walked along the Great Wall of China and spent a confusing weekend in Amsterdam. Eventually Bruno arrived in the jungles of the Amazon, still searching for the cure to his Anosmia."
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