confuse

Don't confuse your worst moment with the whole story of your life.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Doctors say many people confuse other conditions that cause similar symptoms with being lactose intolerant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Attackers can deliberately alter fake videos in subtle ways designed to confuse a detector and make manipulated footage appear authentic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

‘Celebrity endorsements sell investments for the same reason they sell shoes: People confuse familiarity with trust.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I don’t think we should hold hands. I don’t want to confuse things....”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

It confuses people, convolutes them, merges records of people with similar names, and in general has been deemed unreliable by data experts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Day trader Alex Henderson confuses his betrothed Ashley Carpenter with a shifting backstory involving frequent moves and overlapping dating histories, all attributed to his “nomadic lifestyle.”

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Seeing physical accumulation and concluding the selloff is “over” confuses two very different forces.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

“More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"The June primary reinforced how quickly expectations about election outcomes can become confused with actual election results," said Michael Sanchez, spokesman for Los Angeles County's registrar's office.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The tactic’s efficacy depends on a confused audience, and every person who learns about the acronym is a little bit harder to fool.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

I’m confused and hurt about the friendship, even though I know what happened.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Or she might have become confused by the loud noises emitted by ships in the harbour.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

I’d hoped the walk would clear my head, but I was still frustrated and confused by the time I stepped into the kitchen and slid off my boots.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The Daily Telegraph's Chris Bennion declared, external that Strictly's "new 'throuple' is an utter disaster", adding: "It's a mess, a muddle, a confusing pudding".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Nothing about your letter inspires confidence in your father-in-law’s confusing and, frankly, murky situation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The discovery was especially confusing because of what astronomers had previously learned about Bennu's ability to retain heat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Yet he says neither side is lying, something that is “not confusing if you understand the trauma that native peoples are still experiencing to this day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Entering Matrosskaya Tishina, I found a confusing maze of cell blocks, low doorways, endless tunnels, dingy corridors, and ancient metal staircases.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French