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.
Con*fuse" (?), a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound.]
Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] Baret.
Hear it pronounced