Definition of: confuse

(kən·fyz′) v.t. ·fused, ·fus·ing
1. To perplex or perturb; confound; bewilder.
2. To throw into disorder; mix indiscriminately; derange: to confuse the colors of a picture.
3. To mix in such a way as to make distinction difficult or impossible: He confused the dates of the events.
4. Obs. To undo; ruin. See synonyms under ABASH, DISPLACE, EMBARRASS, MIX, PERPLEX. [<L confusus, pp. of confundere <com- together + fundere pour. Related to CONFOUND.]
—con·fus·ed·ly (kən·fy′zid·lē) adverb
—con·fus′ed·ness noun
—con·fus′ing·ly adverb