confuse

Definition

to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

Etymology

Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.

Example Sentences

• "It confused me when I went to the office and nobody was there, but then I realised it was Sunday."
• ""What confuses me is how other insurance companies knew about it," said Zhang, a 26-year-old government employee from Shandong."
• "President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it – angering some, confusing many and raising questions about whether the offer is even legal."

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