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