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deconfuse

verb

Etymology

From de- + confuse.

  1. derived from cōnfūsus
  2. derived from confus
  3. derived from confused
  4. prefixed as deconfuse — “de + confuse”

Definitions

  1. To free from confusion

    To free from confusion; to enlighten or clarify.

    • Are you going to deconfuse me, or do I have to mention your name to Senator Fulbright?
    • […] but the fact of the matter is I heard a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo. A great way to create a web of confusion. Let me try to deconfuse the issue.
    • Self psychologists (Bacal and Newman 1990) suggest that empathy is tuning in to the emotional state of the other and distinguishing or deconfusing the two, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA