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Confuse vs Fuse - What's the difference?

confuse | fuse |

As verbs the difference between confuse and fuse

is that confuse is to thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder while fuse is .

confuse

English

Verb

(confus)
  • To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
  • (obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
  • To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.
  • To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
  • To mistake one thing for another.

    • Synonyms

    * flummox * mistake * See also

    Related terms

    * confused * confusing * confusion

    See also

    * discombobulate ----

    fuse

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fuso and (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (also'' fuze ''in US ) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
  • (industry, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
  • A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
  • Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
    • When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

    Etymology 2

    From fusion, "to melt" (back-formation).

    Verb

    (fus)
  • To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
  • To melt together.
  • To furnish with or install a fuse.