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   confused

   /kənˈfjuːzd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered: "she was utterly confused about what had happened" Similar dementedbewilderedmuddledaddledbefuddleddisorienteddisorientated(all) at seaunbalancedunhingedsenilewith Alzheimer's diseasevagueunclearindistinctimpreciseblurrednebuloushazywoollyfoggyshadowydimimperfectsketchyobscureremoteOpposite lucidprecise
   • ▪ showing bewilderment: "a confused expression crossed her face" Similar bewilderedbemusedpuzzledperplexedbaffledstumpedmystifiedstupefiednonplussedmuddledbefuddledfuddleddumbfoundedat seaat a lossat sixes and sevensthrown (off balance)taken abackdisorienteddisconcerteddiscomposedtroubleddiscomfitedunnervedshakenshaken updazedstunnedastonishedastoundedinformal:flummoxedbamboozleddiscombobulatedcluelessfazedflooredbeatenbushedarchaic:wilderedmazeddistracted
   • ▪ not in possession of all one's mental faculties, especially because of old age: "interviewing confused old people does take longer"
   • 2. lacking order and so difficult to understand: "the confused information supplied by authorities" Similar chaoticmuddledjumbledunclearuntidydisordereddisorderlydisarrangedout of orderdisorganizedupsettopsy-turvyat sixes and sevensinformal:higgledy-piggledyOpposite clear
   • ▪ lacking clear distinction of elements; jumbled: "the sound of a sort of confused hammering and shouting" Similar disorderlydisordereddisorganizeddisarrangedin disarrayout of orderout of placeuntidymuddledjumbledin a jumblein a messmixed upchaoticupsethaywireupside-downtopsy-turvyat sixes and sevensinformal:higgledy-piggledyevery which wayshamboliclike a dog's dinner/breakfastOpposite neat

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   • 1. confusedly adverb

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   The meaning of CONFUSED is being perplexed or disconcerted. How to use confused in a sentence.

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   Definition of confused adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. unable to think clearly or to understand what is happening or what somebody is saying. I'm confused—say all that again. I'm getting really confused now. What has that got to do with it? He was depressed and in a confused state of mind.

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   CONFUSED definition: 1. unable to think clearly or to understand something: 2. not clear and therefore difficult to…. Learn more.

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   If you are confused about something, you can't think clearly. If your new friend keeps impossibly showing up in different outfits, you'll be confused until you discover she has an identical twin.

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   3 meanings: 1. feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand; bewildered; perplexed 2. in a disordered state; mixed up;.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of confuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define confused. confused synonyms, confused pronunciation, confused translation, English dictionary definition of confused. adj. 1. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence. 2. a. Lacking logical order or sense: a confused set of rules.

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   3 senses: 1. feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand; bewildered; perplexed 2. in a disordered state; mixed up;.... Click for more definitions.

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    (of a person) having difficulty understanding or doing something: The two confused tourists got lost in the mall. con•fuse /kənˈfyuz/ v. [~ + object], -fused, -fus•ing. mix up: The flood of questions confused me. to make hard to understand, unclear, or indistinct: Let's not confuse matters.

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    Confused definition: Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.