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- Dictionaryconfused/kənˈfjuːzd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered: "she was utterly confused about what had happened" Similar Opposite
- 2. lacking order and so difficult to understand: "the confused information supplied by authorities" Similar Opposite
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CONFUSED definition: 1. unable to think clearly or to understand something: 2. not clear and therefore difficult to…. Learn more.
1. a. : being perplexed or disconcerted. the confused students. b. : disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity. The patient became confused. 2. : indistinguishable. a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail Harry Hervey. 3. : being disordered or mixed up. a contradictory and often confused story. confusedly. kən-ˈfyü-zəd-lē.
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. a confused look/expression. confused about something I was confused about my feelings for him.
Confused definition: not thinking coherently or rationally; bewildered; perplexed. See examples of CONFUSED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is: There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk. To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes. Synonyms. anarchy. bedlam. chaos. commotion. disarray formal. disorder (CONFUSION) disorganization.
confused in British English. (kənˈfjuːzd ) adjective. 1. feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand; bewildered; perplexed. 2. in a disordered state; mixed up; jumbled. 3. lacking sufficient mental abilities for independent living, esp through old age.
to cause to make a mistake; mix up: The flood of questions confused me. to make hard to understand, unclear, or indistinct: Let's not confuse matters. to fail to distinguish between (two things): I always confuse the twins. [ ~ + object + with + object] I always confuse one twin with the other.
Jul 6, 2012 · a. : to make indistinct : blur. Stop confusing the issue. b. : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other. confuse money with comfort. Do not confuse the words "flaunt" and "flout." c. : to mix indiscriminately : jumble. Their arms, legs, and bodies were confused together, till they resembled … two serpents interlaced.
