View synonyms for confused

confused

[kuhn-fyoozd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not thinking coherently or rationally; bewildered; perplexed.
My attempt to explain was met with confused stares and shrugging shoulders.
Hopelessly confused, I just tossed my trash into what I thought was the right receptacle.
incorrectly differentiated, identified, or associated.
You’re getting him confused with another player with the same name—this one plays for the Twins.
In this lesson, students learn the frequently confused words their, they’re, and there.
without order; jumbled.
Over time, the original neat lines of tents grew into a confused tangle of canvas-roofed shelters.
What was once an imposing fortress is now just a confused heap of erect and fallen stones.
disconcerted, perturbed, or ashamed.
I emerged from the office red-faced and confused.
expressed in a way that is not easily understood.
The novel plods along trying to provide hopelessly confused technical detail, much of which is blatantly impossible according to the elementary laws of physics.

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First recorded in 1350–1400; confuse ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; confuse ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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The rapidly changing landscape is leaving many consumers confused about their options and the deadlines.

"I'm very nervous, very confused about everything that's going on and my nerves are a total wreck," she said.

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On one two-day trip to the booth, Daniels answered 200 of them, including a confused connection from Albania during the war in Kosovo.

She said many people in Maghera had been left "bemused and confused".

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"Of course, I'm still none the wiser to what's going on. And I'm really confused about why I'm being sent home."

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