confundir — 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.
- addle adj Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- befuddle verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
- betray verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
- bewilder verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- conflate verb To combine or mix together.
- confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
- confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
- discombobulate verb To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
- perplex verb To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
Senses
confundir 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).]
- addle To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
- baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
- befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
- betray (transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
- conflate (by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
- confound To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- confuse (transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
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.
addle — full definition
- adj Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- adj Unfruitful or confused; muddled.