abash vs confuse

abash and confuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abash	No	No	Yes	No
confuse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confuse is a hyponym of abash; that is, confuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abash:

Other hyponyms of abash include disconcert, flurry, put off.

abash (verb)	confuse (verb)
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
	mistake one thing for another
	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
	assemble without order or sense
	cause to feel embarrassment