Definition: mistake one thing for another
Usage: you are confusing me with the other candidate; I mistook her for the secretary
Similar words: misidentify, mistake
Definition: identify incorrectly
Usage: Don't mistake her for her twin sister
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer