confuse

verwirren

Bewirken, dass jemand etwas nicht mehr klar verstehen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone unable to understand something clearly.

• These instructions confuse me.
• His explanation confused the whole class.
• Does the new menu confuse you?

Synonyme: puzzle, bewilder

Gegenteile: clarify

Häufige Wendungen: confuse someone, confuse the reader, confuse a child, confuse a student

verwechseln

Eine Person oder Sache fälschlich für eine andere halten.

In einfachem Englisch: To think that one person or thing is another.

• I often confuse their names.
• She confused salt with sugar.
• Did you confuse me with someone else?

So benutzt man es: confuse someone/something with someone/something (I always confuse Anna with her sister.)

Synonyme: mix up, mistake

Gegenteile: distinguish

Häufige Wendungen: confuse two things, confuse someone with someone

durcheinanderbringen

Dinge vermischen oder ihre Ordnung durcheinanderbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To mix things together or put them into a disorderly state.

• The wind confused the neat piles of papers.
• A sudden retreat confused the soldiers’ ranks.
• Moving the cards confused their original order.

Synonyme: disorder, jumble, mix

Gegenteile: organize

Häufige Wendungen: confuse the order, confuse the ranks, confuse the arrangement