Collocations for "confused"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "confused" in context.
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confuse
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- confused [his opponent, her students, readers, viewers, his audience, their children]
- confused them by [saying, making, going, changing]
- confused him with a [question, word, comment, shoulder feint]
- the [answer, explanation] confused her
- [he, the question, the events] confused me
- confused me [more, even more, completely]
- confuses me as to [why, how, what, where]
- you're confusing [me, things]
- confused and [mystified, bewildered] (them)
- confused by the [streets, houses, views]
- confuse [one] with [the other]
- confused her with another [woman, girl, student]
- I always confuse [them, the two, the twins]
- I'm always getting [him, his name] confused with
- always being confused with [other, one another, my sister]
- always being confused for someone else
- you've got me confused with [someone else]
- confuse the two [products, buildings, words]
- confuse the [issue, story, task, point, meaning]
'confused' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aftermath
- all
- apology
- apparent
- baffled
- bewildered
- chapter
- confuse
- dazed
- distraught
- distressed
- forgetful
- frightened
- frustrated
- guy
- mislead
- scared
- tense
- twin
- upset
- utterly
- worried