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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

   Derivatives

   • 1. confusedly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFUSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     CONFUSED meaning: 1. unable to think clearly or to...

   • Traditional

     CONFUSED translate: 迷惑的;糊塗的, 不清楚的;混亂的. Learn more in the...

   • Confused: Catalan Translation

     CONFUSED translate: atordit, confós, confús. Learn more in...

   • Portuguese Translation

     CONFUSED translate: confuso, confuso, confuso/-sa...

   • Confused in Korean

     CONFUSED translate: 혼란스러운, 분명치 않은. Learn more in the...

   • Confused in Arabic

     CONFUSED translate: مُشَوَّش الذِّهْن, مُشَوَّش / غَير...

   • Confused in French

     CONFUSED translate: perplexe, déconcerté/-ée,...

   • Confused in Japanese

     CONFUSED translate: 混乱した, あいまいな, 混乱（こんらん）した, 分（わ）かりにくい....

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFUSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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