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.

adjective

clear , organized , oriented , understanding , methodical , ordered , separated , systematic

adjective

abashed , addled , at a loss , at sea , at sixes and sevens , baffled , befuddled , bewildered , come apart , dazed , discombobulated * , disconcerted , disorganized , distracted , flummoxed , flustered , fouled up , glassy-eyed , gone * , misled , mixed up , muddled , nonplussed , not with it , out to lunch , perplexed , perturbed , punch-drunk * , punchy * , puzzled , screwy * , shook up , shot to pieces , slaphappy , spaced out * , stumped , taken aback , thrown , thrown off balance , unglued , unscrewed , unzipped , anarchic , blurred , chaotic , disarranged , disorderly , haywire , in a muddle , in disarray , involved , jumbled , messy , miscalculated , miscellaneous , mistaken , misunderstood , obscured , out of order , snafu * , snarled , topsy-turvy , unsettled , untidy , addlepated , confounded , confusional , muddle-headed , turbid , disordered , helter-skelter , higgledy-piggledy , upside-down , asea , bemused , discombobulated , disoriented , foggy , hazy , incoherent , indiscriminate , lost , muddy , mystified , obscure , random , stupefied , tumultuous , vague