confused

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfjuːzd/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈfjuzd/

From the verb confuse: (⇒ conjugate)
confused is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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v past p

Collocations for "confused"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "confused" in context.

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confuse

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
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  1. confused [his opponent, her students, readers, viewers, his audience, their children]
  2. confused them by [saying, making, going, changing]
  3. confused him with a [question, word, comment, shoulder feint]
  4. the [answer, explanation] confused her
  5. [he, the question, the events] confused me
  6. confused me [more, even more, completely]
  7. confuses me as to [why, how, what, where]
  8. you're confusing [me, things]
  9. confused and [mystified, bewildered] (them)
  10. confused by the [streets, houses, views]
  11. confuse [one] with [the other]
  12. confused her with another [woman, girl, student]
  13. I always confuse [them, the two, the twins]
  14. I'm always getting [him, his name] confused with
  15. always being confused with [other, one another, my sister]
  16. always being confused for someone else
  17. you've got me confused with [someone else]
  18. confuse the two [products, buildings, words]
  19. confuse the [issue, story, task, point, meaning]
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