Definition: mistake one thing for another
Usage: you are confusing me with the other candidate; I mistook her for the secretary
Main entry: obnubilate, obscure, confuse, blur
Definition: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Usage: Her remarks confused the debate; Their words obnubilate their intentions
Main entry: throw, bedevil, befuddle, discombobulate, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle
Definition: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Usage: These questions confuse even the experts; This question completely threw me; This question befuddled even the teacher
Main entry: confuse, mix up, jumble
Definition: assemble without order or sense
Usage: She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Main entry: flurry, put off, disconcert, confuse
Definition: cause to feel embarrassment
Usage: The constant attention of the young man confused her