confuse

Verb

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
  • Her remarks confused the debate
    
  • Their words obnubilate their intentions
    

• assemble without order or sense
  • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
    

• cause to feel embarrassment
  • The constant attention of the young man confused her
    

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • These questions confuse even the experts
    
  • This question completely threw me
    
  • This question befuddled even the teacher
    

• mistake one thing for another
  • you are confusing me with the other candidate
    
  • I mistook her for the secretary
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  blur , obscure , obnubilate , jumble , mix up , flurry , disconcert , put off , throw , fox , befuddle , fuddle , bedevil , confound , discombobulate