Main Entry: con·fuse

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈfyüz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): con·fused; con·fus·ing

Etymology: back-formation from Middle English confused frustrated, ruined, from Anglo-French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere

Date: 14th century

1 archaic : to bring to ruin
2 a : to make embarrassed : abash b : to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off
3 a : to make indistinct : blur <stop confusing the issue> b : to mix indiscriminately : jumble c : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other <confuse money with comfort>

— con·fus·ing·ly \-ˈfyü-ziŋ-lē\ adverb