Con‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Confusing.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
A universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
Milton.
2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
A life that leads melodious days.
Tennyson.
Confused and sadly she at length replied.
Pope.
Syn. — To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.