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The Spanish word

confundir
means
to confuse, confound, mess things up royally
Examples:
Estoy confuso.
I'm confused.
Sus acciones me confunden.
His actions confuse me.
Estoy confuso. ¿Qué hago ahora?
I'm confused. What do I do now?
Su extraño hábito los confundió.
His strange habit confounded them.
Sus palabras me dejaron confuso.
His words confused me.
No confundas Austria con Australia.
Don't confuse Austria with Australia.
No confundáis Austria con Australia.
Don't confuse Austria with Australia.
Nunca confundas el arte con la vida.
Never confuse art with life.
La explicación confusa me confundió.
I was mixed up by the confusing explanation.
No confundas eficacia con eficiencia.
Don't confuse "efficacy" with "efficiency".
Nunca confundáis el arte con la vida.
Never confuse art with life.
A menudo me confunden con mi hermano.
I am often confused with my brother.
Debes haberme confundido con alguien más.
You must have me confused with someone else.
Siempre confundo a John con su hermano gemelo.
I always confuse John and his twin brother.
Siempre confundo qué lado es babor y qué lado estribor.
I always confuse which side is port and which starboard.
El nacionalismo no ha de ser confundido con el patriotismo.
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
No hay que confundir la educación con la capacitación laboral.
One should not confuse education with job training.
Él estaba tan confundido que su respuesta no tenía ningún sentido.
He was so confused that his answer did not make any sense.
Cuando tengas dudas di la verdad. Eso confundirá a tus enemigos y asombrará a tus amigos.
When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org