Coined by Larry David in the "The Acupuncturist" episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Shy/Asshole Confusion is when one mistakes a shy person's quiet demeanor for that of an asshole.
Larry: I don't know why you call him an asshole. He's not an asshole, he's just shy.
Cheryl: No, he's not shy. He thinks he's smarter than everbody else and he sits there and he judges and he-
Larry: No, he doesn't, he's just shy! You've got shy/asshole confusion, my friend.
Hanson wrote refuse into confused in his homework, but he was confused when he typed refuse, and he typed confused instead. Now we're more confused than him.
My friend wanted a piece of paper to draw on, in exchange he would give me 3 dollars but l confused him.