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Summary

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confuse:
- verwechseln; durcheinander bringen; schwindeln; taumeln
Wiktionary:
- confusing → verwirrend
- confusing → verwirrend
- confuse → verwechseln, Verlegenheit, verwirren, konfuse, vermischen
- confuse → irritieren, verwirren, verwechseln, trüben, in Unordnung bringen, in Verwirrung bringen, agitieren, aufwiegeln, in Wallung bringen, in Aufruhr versetzen, in Unruhe versetzen, aufwühlen

English

Detailed Translations for confusing from English to German

confusing:

Translation Matrix for confusing:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	perplexing; puzzling

Related Words for "confusing":

confusingly

Synonyms for "confusing":

disorienting
perplexing; puzzling; unclear

Related Definitions for "confusing":

lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity¹
- sent confusing signals to Iraq¹
causing confusion or disorientation¹
- a confusing jumble of road signs¹
- being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child¹

Wiktionary Translations for confusing:

confusing

adjective

difficult to understand
- confusing → verwirrend

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• confusing	→ verwirrend	↔ porter à confusion — Créer de la confusion, manquer de clarté, semer le doute.

confusing form of confuse:

to confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)

to confuse (mix up; interchange)
verwechseln
- verwechseln verbe (verwechsele, verwechselst, verwechselt, verwechselte, verwechseltet, verwechselt)
to confuse (make dizzy)
durcheinander bringen; schwindeln; taumeln
- durcheinander bringen verbe
- schwindeln verbe (schwindele, schwindelst, schwindelt, schwindelte, schwindeltet, geschwindelt)
- taumeln verbe (taumele, taumelst, taumelt, taumelte, taumeltet, getaumelt)

Conjugations for confuse:

present

confuse
confuse
confuses
confuse
confuse
confuse

simple past

confused
confused
confused
confused
confused
confused

present perfect

have confused
have confused
has confused
have confused
have confused
have confused

past continuous

was confusing
were confusing
was confusing
were confusing
were confusing
were confusing

future

shall confuse
will confuse
will confuse
shall confuse
will confuse
will confuse

continuous present

am confusing
are confusing
is confusing
are confusing
are confusing
are confusing

subjunctive

be confused
be confused
be confused
be confused
be confused
be confused

diverse

confuse!
let's confuse!
confused
confusing

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for confuse:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
durcheinander bringen	confuse; make dizzy	disorder; disorganise; disorganize; embarrass
schwindeln	confuse; make dizzy	fabricate; fib; get dizzy; lie; make up; pilot through
taumeln	confuse; make dizzy	cradle; drop; fall; fluctuate; rock; roll; somersault; stagger; sway; swing; trip up; tumble; vary; waddle
verwechseln	confuse; interchange; mix up	change; change for; convert; exchange; interchange; shunt; swap; switch; swop; trade
-	bedevil; befuddle; bewilder; blur; confound; discombobulate; disconcert; flurry; fox; fuddle; jumble; mix up; obnubilate; obscure; perplex; put off; throw
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bewilder; mix; mix up

Related Words for "confuse":

confusable, confuser

Synonyms for "confuse":

confound; mistake; misidentify
throw; fox; befuddle; fuddle; bedevil; discombobulate; be
flurry; disconcert; put off; embarrass; abash
jumble; mix up; assemble; piece; put together; set up; tack; tack together
change; alter; modify
blur; obscure; obnubilate

Related Definitions for "confuse":

mistake one thing for another¹
- you are confusing me with the other candidate¹
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred¹
- Her remarks confused the debate¹
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly¹
- These questions confuse even the experts¹
assemble without order or sense¹
cause to feel embarrassment¹
- The constant attention of the young man confused her¹

Wiktionary Translations for confuse:

confuse

verb

to mistake one thing for another
- confuse → verwechseln
to embarrass
- confuse → Verlegenheit
to mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder
- confuse → verwirren; konfuse
to mix thoroughly
- confuse → vermischen

confuse

ablenken, verunsichern, stören
- irritieren → confuse; disturb
jemanden durcheinander bringen
- verwirren → confuse

verb

nicht unterscheiden können, nicht korrekt erkennen, sich bei der Identifizierung irren
- verwechseln → confuse

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• confuse	→ verwechseln	↔ verwarren — door elkaar halen
• confuse	→ verwirren	↔ verwarren — in de war brengen
• confuse	→ trüben; in Unordnung bringen; in Verwirrung bringen; verwirren; agitieren; aufwiegeln; in Wallung bringen; in Aufruhr versetzen; in Unruhe versetzen; aufwühlen	↔ troubler — rendre trouble.

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