🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

혼란스럽게 하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: honlanseureobge hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Confuse/kənˈfjuz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"복잡한 지침이 새로운 직원들을 혼란스럽게 했다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause someone to become bewildered or perplexed.

    "The complex instructions confused the new employees."
  2. 2

    To mix up or mistake one thing for another.

    "She often confuses the two similar-looking medications."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'confuse' originates from the Latin 'confundere', meaning 'to pour together'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to signify the act of mixing up or causing uncertainty.

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