confusable

Definition of Confusable in English :

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Adjective

1. confusable, mistakable

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing

Example Sentences:
'potentially confusable senses of words'
'easily mistakable signals'

mistakable

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Confusable

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verb (transitive)

1.

to bewilder; perplex

2.

to mix up (things, ideas, etc); jumble

3.

to make unclear

he confused his talk with irrelevant details

4.

to fail to recognize the difference between; mistake (one thing) for another

5.

to disconcert; embarrass

6.

to cause to become disordered

the enemy ranks were confused by gas

Confusable

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verb transitiveWord forms: conˈfused or conˈfusing

1.

to mix up; jumble together; put into disorder

2.

to mix up mentally

; specif.,

a.

to bewilder; perplex

b.

to embarrass; disconcert; abash

c.

to fail to distinguish between; mistake the identity of

Confusable

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v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.

b. Archaic To cause to feel embarrassment.

2.

a. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another: confused effusiveness with affection.

b. To make more complex or difficult to understand: "The old labels ... confuse debate instead of clarifying it" (Christopher Lasch).

v.intr.

To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only confuses.

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