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adjective
- 1. bewildering or perplexing: "he found being in Egypt very confusing"
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CONFUSING definition: 1. Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand: 2…. Learn more.
verb. con· fuse kən-ˈfyüz. confused; confusing. Synonyms of confuse. transitive verb. 1. : to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off. The directions she gave confused us. 2. 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.
Confusing definition: causing or tending to cause confusion. See examples of CONFUSING used in a sentence.
to cause someone to feel uncertain or unclear, or to make something difficult to understand: You’re confusing me – please repeat the directions more slowly. Someone who confuses one thing with another thinks the first thing is the second: You’re confusing me with my sister – she’s the one who moved to Colorado. confusable.
Synonyms for CONFUSING: difficult, troublesome, unpleasant, impossible, unwieldy, inconvenient, disagreeable, embarrassing; Antonyms of CONFUSING: convenient, comfortable, agreeable, pleasing, understandable, basic, intelligible, essential.
/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ difficult to understand; not clear. The instructions on the box are very confusing. a confusing situation/experience. confusing messages/signals. a confusing array of options. This is where it all starts to get really confusing. Beginners may find the terminology confusing.
to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound: to confuse dates; He always confuses the twins. to disconcert or abash: His candor confused her. Synonyms: shame, mortify, embarrass. to combine without order; jumble; disorder: Try not to confuse the papers on the desk. Synonyms: disturb, disarrange, disarray.
Definition of confuse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex. b. Archaic To cause to feel embarrassment. 2. a. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another: confused effusiveness with affection. b.
If you confuse two things, you are not correctly identifying them. If you confuse heartburn with a heart attack, you might end up at the emergency room instead of in the antacid aisle of the drugstore. To confuse can also mean to bewilder.
