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惑わす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	惑まどわす	惑まどわさない
Polite	惑まどわします	惑まどわしません
Past polite	惑まどわしました	惑まどわしませんでした
Past	惑まどわした	惑まどわさなかった
Te-form	惑まどわして	惑まどわさないで
Desire	惑まどわしたい	惑まどわしたくない
Potential	惑まどわせる	惑まどわせない
Passive	惑まどわされる	惑まどわされない
Causative	惑まどわさせる	惑まどわさせない
Causative passive	惑まどわさせられる	惑まどわさせられない
Volitional	惑まどわそう
Polite volitional	惑まどわしましょう
Imperative	惑まどわせ	惑まどわすな
Conditional	惑まどわせば	惑まどわさなければ
Tara conditional	惑まどわしたら	惑まどわさなかったら

Pairs with惑う

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

bewilder; perplex; mislead

Transitive verb for causing someone to be confused, uncertain, or led away from the truth or correct judgment. Often appears in the passive as 惑わされる.

噂うわさに惑まどわされず、事じ実じつを確かく認にんしよう。
Let's check the facts without being misled by rumors.
複ふく雑ざつな説せつ明めいが読どく者しゃを惑まどわした。
The complicated explanation confused the readers.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

tempt; seduce; lead astray

Used when an attraction, desire, or person draws someone into error, temptation, or seduction. This use can sound somewhat written or dramatic compared with 誘惑する.

都と会かいの誘ゆう惑わくが若わか者ものを惑まどわす。
The temptations of the city lead young people astray.
彼かれは甘あまい言こと葉ばで彼かの女じょを惑まどわした。
He seduced her with sweet words.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の心こころを惑まどわすto confuse/trouble someone's heart or mind
彼かの女じょの美うつくしさは多おおくの男だん性せいの心こころを惑まどわした。
Her beauty bewildered the hearts of many men.
〈人ひと〉を言こと葉ば巧たくみに惑まどわすto mislead someone with skillful/clever words
詐さ欺ぎ師しは巧たくみな話わ術じゅつで人ひと々びとを惑まどわした。
The con artist misled people with his clever talk.
〈物もの〉に惑まどわされるto be misled/deceived by something
うわさに惑まどわされずに、自じ分ぶんで判はん断だんしてください。
Please judge for yourself instead of being misled by rumors.

Kanji

惑beguile, delusion, perplexity

Transitive / intransitive

惑まどう sense 1
惑う is the intransitive partner meaning to be confused or lost oneself, while 惑わす is the transitive verb meaning to make someone else confused or lost.

Related words

迷まよわす sense 1
迷わす is the everyday word for making someone hesitate or lose their way, while 惑わす more strongly implies confusion of judgment or being misled by deception or temptation.
誘ゆう惑わくN1sense 2
誘惑する is the direct, common verb for tempting or seducing someone, while 惑わす is broader and can also mean to bewilder or mislead through confusion, not just temptation.
欺あざむくN1sense 1
欺く means to deliberately deceive or trick someone, whereas 惑わす can involve either deliberate deception or confusion caused by conflicting information or temptation.

Don't confuse with

騙だますN3
惑わす means to confuse or mislead someone so they lose their judgment, while 騙す specifically means to make someone believe something false.

Word family

欺あざむき惑まどわす
deceive and lead astray; beguile and mislead

Written forms

惑まどわすUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; this form and reading is high priority.
まどわすUsage13%

Etymology

From 惑う・まどう, 'to be bewildered or at a loss,' with the transitive/causative suffix -す, giving the sense 'to cause someone to be confused or led astray.' The kanji 惑 is conventionally associated with doubt, confusion, and delusion.