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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

  1. 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.
  2. verb To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.

addle — full definition

  1. adj Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
  2. adj Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

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