confondere — 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).
- bemuse verb To confuse or bewilder.
- bewilder verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- conflate verb To combine or mix together.
- confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
- entangle verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- stupefy verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
Senses
confondere 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).
- bemuse (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
- conflate (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
- entangle (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
- mistake (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
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.