CONFUSE (2)

Con‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing.] 1. 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. 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.