To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
The word "confuse" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to express that someone is unable to make sense of something, or has difficulty understanding something. For example, "The assembly instructions were very vague, and I was easily confused.".
Matthew Yglesias obliges:[O]ne possibility that keeps coming up is that it's deliberately being made confusing so as to confuse people.
Reach Anguilla (on LIAT) via Antigua (as before) Don't confuse the two sides of Frigate Bay, St Kitts' best known beach.
This is in line with the recommendations of the Electoral Commission which ruled that the wording in a Tory private member's bill in the last parliament could confuse voters.
In the same way that Rinehart tries to make the radiative properties of carbon dioxide go away by pointing out it's only a small fraction of the atmosphere, Palmer also tries to confuse the issue by saying, "97% of carbon dioxide is by natural sources".
But people abroad should not confuse Roma and Romanians".
Most party members do not confuse politics with ballroom dancing championships - or, for that matter, beauty contests or marketing campaigns.
It's crazy how people confuse the two nowadays.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com