请不要把他搞糊涂了；慢慢来，一步一步地解释。

Please don't ___confuse him; explain things slowly and one step at a time.

他复杂的解释只会让这个问题更加令人困惑。

His complicated explanation only served to ___confuse the issue further.

嫌疑人的说法旨在迷惑警方。

The suspect's story was designed to ___confuse the police.