confondre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abash verb To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
- befuddle verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
- bewilder verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- buffalo verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
- conflate verb To combine or mix together.
- confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
- disconcert verb To upset the composure of; to startle.
- fluster verb To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
- muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
Senses
confondre is used for these senses in English:
- abash (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
- befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
- buffalo (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
- confuse (transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
- confuse (transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
- elide To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
- fluster To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- mistake (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
abash — full definition
- verb To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
- verb To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
befuddle — full definition
- verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
- verb To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.