confused

con·fused  (kn-fyzd)

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 instructions.

b. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers on the floor.

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con·fused·ly (-fyzd-l) adv.

con·fused·ness n.

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confused [kənˈfjuːzd]

adj

1. feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand; bewildered; perplexed

2. in a disordered state; mixed up; jumbled

3. (Social Welfare) lacking sufficient mental abilities for independent living, esp through old age

confusedly  [kənˈfjuːzɪdlɪ -ˈfjuːzd-] adv

confusedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	confused - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" at sea, baffled, bewildered, confounded, mazed, mixed-up, befuddled, bemused, lost perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
	2.	confused - lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" garbled, disjointed, disordered, illogical, scattered, unconnected, disconnected incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
	3.	confused - having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" disoriented, lost unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map"
	4.	confused - thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" disordered, upset, broken disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"
	5.	confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" clear-thinking, clearheaded - not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently

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confused

adjective

1. bewildered, puzzled, baffled, at sea, muddled, dazed, perplexed, at a loss, taken aback, disorientated, muzzy (U.S. informal), nonplussed, flummoxed, at sixes and sevens, thrown off balance, discombobulated (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), not with it (informal), not knowing if you are coming or going People are confused about what they should eat to stay healthy.
bewildered aware, with it (informal), informed, switched-on (informal), enlightened, on the ball (informal), sussed (Brit. slang)

2. disorderly, disordered, chaotic, mixed up, jumbled, untidy, out of order, in disarray, topsy-turvy, disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), at sixes and sevens, disarranged, disarrayed The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory. Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
disorderly ordered, in order, arranged, organized, tidy, orderly

Quotations
"If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused" [Walter Mondale]
"Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation" [Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]

Translations

confused [kənˈfjuːzd] ADJ

1. [situation etc] → confuso

2. (= perplexed) → confuso, confundido, desconcertado
to be confused → estar confuso or confundido
to get confused (= muddled up) → hacerse un lío; (= perplexed) → confundirse, desconcertarse
his mind is confused → tiene la cabeza trastornada

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confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adj

(= bewildered) [person] → perplexe, désorienté(e)
to get confused → s'embrouiller

[situation] → confus(e)

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confused

adj

(= muddled) → wirr, konfus; person also → verwirrt; (through old age, after anaesthetic etc) → wirr im Kopf; idea, report, situation also → verworren; sound, jumble → wirr

(= embarrassed) → verwirrt, verlegen, betreten

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confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adj → confuso/a
in a confused state (person) → in stato confusionale (room, papers) → in disordine
to get confused → confondersi

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confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adj → confuso/a
in a confused state (person) → in stato confusionale (room, papers) → in disordine
to get confused → confondersi

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confused → مُرتبك zmatený forvirret verwirrt μπερδεμένος confundido sekava confus zbunjen confuso 当惑した 당황한 verward forvirret zdezorientowany confuso спутанный förvirrad ที่สับสน kafası karışık nhầm lẫn 困惑的