to perplex or bewilder

The flood of questions confused me.

to make unclear or indistinct

The rumors and angry charges tended to confuse the issue.

to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound

to confuse dates; He always confuses the twins.

to disconcert or abash

His candor confused her.

to combine without order; jumble; disorder

Try not to confuse the papers on the desk.

Archaic . to bring to ruin or naught.

verb

clarify , clear up , enlighten , explain , order , organize , separate

verb

abash , addle , amaze , astonish , baffle , becloud , bedevil , befuddle , bemuse , cloud , clutter , complicate , confound , darken , daze , demoralize , discomfit , discompose , disconcert , discountenance , disorient , distract , embarrass , faze , fluster , fog , frustrate , fuddle , involve , lead astray , mess up * , misinform , mislead , mortify , muddle , mystify , nonplus , obscure , perplex , perturb , puzzle , rattle , render uncertain , shame , stir up , stump , throw off , throw off balance , trouble , unhinge , unsettle , upset , worry , bedlamize , blend , disarrange , disarray , discombobulate , discreate , disorder , disorganize , embroil , encumber , entangle , intermingle , jumble , litter , mingle , mistake , muss up , rumple , snarl up , tangle , tousle , tumble , bewilder , dizzy , mix up , chagrin , discomfort , ball up , mess up , scramble , snarl , befog , blunder , derange , disrupt , divert , dumbfound , embrangle , maze , muddy , obfuscate , pose , stupefy