confuse
/kənˈfjuːz/verb
उच्चारण कन्फ़्यूज़
उलझन में डालना, भ्रमित करना
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SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[T] ~ sb
to make somebody unable to think clearly or understand
उलझन में डालना, भ्रमित करना
- Too many rules confuse the students.
- The sudden change in the timetable confused many passengers.
- Don't confuse me with so many questions.
+ 2 more examples
- The map confused the tourists and they took the wrong turn.
- The long sentence in the question confused several candidates.
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[T] ~ A and/with B
to think wrongly that one person or thing is another
(दो चीज़ों में) गड़बड़ कर देना, एक को दूसरा समझ लेना
- People often confuse 'affect' with 'effect'.
- It is easy to confuse twins who dress alike.
- Students often confuse 'principal' with 'principle'.
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- He confused me with my brother because we look alike.
- It is easy to confuse the two names on the list.
Synonyms mix up mistake
Opposite distinguish
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
confuse sb (with details)
Here it means to make someone unable to think clearly. The person is the object.
यहाँ इसका अर्थ किसी को स्पष्ट सोचने में असमर्थ करना है; व्यक्ति object होता है।
- The long instructions confused the students.
- Don't confuse me with so many options.
confuse A with/and B
Use 'with' (or 'and') when you wrongly take one thing for another. 'Confuse A to B' is wrong.
जब एक चीज़ को गलती से दूसरी समझ लिया जाए, तब 'with' या 'and' आता है। 'Confuse A to B' गलत है।
- Many students confuse 'affect' with 'effect'.
- Don't confuse Hindi and Urdu scripts.
be confused about/by
The participle describes a state. Use 'about' for the topic and 'by' for the cause.
Participle अवस्था बताता है; विषय के लिए 'about' और कारण के लिए 'by' लगता है।
- I am confused about the timing of the exam.
- He was confused by the strange road signs.
get/become confused
'Get' and 'become' show that the confusion came on gradually or suddenly.
'Get' और 'become' बताते हैं कि भ्रम धीरे-धीरे या अचानक पैदा हुआ।
- She got confused when the interviewer changed the question.
confuse the issue
A fixed phrase meaning to make a matter harder to understand.
यह निश्चित वाक्यांश किसी मामले को और उलझाने के अर्थ में आता है।
- Extra figures only confuse the issue.
+Collocations 4
adverb + confuse
easilytotallyhopelesslyoftencompletely
- The two cousins are so alike that people easily confuse them.
confuse + noun
the issuethe matterthe readerthe audiencethe enemy
- Too many characters confuse the reader.
confuse + pair
right and lefttwinsdatesnamesmeanings
- He always confuses the names of the twins.
be confused + preposition
aboutbyoveras to
- Parents were confused over the new admission rules.
“More examples 5
- The sudden change in the timetable confused everyone.
समय-सारणी में अचानक हुए बदलाव ने सबको उलझन में डाल दिया।
- Do not confuse 'stationary' with 'stationery'.
'Stationary' को 'stationery' से मत मिलाइए।
- Radhika was confused about which route to take.
राधिका को समझ नहीं आ रहा था कि कौन-सा रास्ता लिया जाए।
- The dense fog confused the drivers on the highway.
घने कोहरे ने राजमार्ग पर चालकों को भ्रमित कर दिया।
- Many people confuse tolerance with weakness.
बहुत से लोग सहनशीलता को कमज़ोरी समझ लेते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Students often confuse 'principal' to 'principle'.
✓ Students often confuse 'principal' with 'principle'.
The preposition after 'confuse' for mixing up two things is 'with'.
दो चीज़ों को गडमड करने के अर्थ में 'confuse' के बाद 'with' आता है।
✗ I am confusing about the question.
✓ I am confused about the question.
The person who feels the confusion uses the -ed form; the -ing form describes what causes it.
जिसे भ्रम हो, उसके लिए -ed रूप आता है; भ्रम पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए -ing रूप।
✗ Please don't confuse me by asking so many questions, I am very confusing now.
✓ Please don't confuse me with so many questions; I am very confused now.
The person's state is 'confused'; 'confusing' describes the cause.
व्यक्ति की अवस्था 'confused' होती है; 'confusing' कारण का वर्णन करता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all relate to unclear thinking, but each has a different focus.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ अस्पष्ट सोच से जुड़ी हैं, पर हर एक का ध्यान अलग है।
To make someone unclear in the mind, or to mix up two things.
मन में अस्पष्टता पैदा करना, या दो चीज़ों को मिला देना।
- The map confused us.
To make someone think hard about something odd.
किसी अजीब बात पर सोचने को मजबूर करना।
- His silence puzzled me.
To confuse completely so that no explanation is found.
इतना उलझाना कि कोई स्पष्टीकरण न सूझे।
- The case baffled the police.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Confuse A with B.
'confuse A with B' आता है।