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confused

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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.

con·fused·ly (-fyzd-l) adv.
con·fused·ness n.

confused
Adjective
1. lacking a clear understanding of something
2. disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of: a confused dream
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.confusedconfused - 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"
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
2.confusedconfused - lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
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"
unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map"
4.confusedconfused - 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"
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

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 << OPPOSITE enlightened
adjective 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 << OPPOSITE tidy
Translations
confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adjconfuso; [person] → desconcertado;
to get confused → desconcertarse (= muddled up); hacerse un lío
confused [kənˈfjuːzd] confuse adj [person] → dérouté(e)désorienté(e); [situation] → embrouillé(e)
confused [kənˈfjuːzd] confuse adj (person) → verwirrt;
(situation) → verworren, konfus;
to get confused confuse → konfus werden
confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adjconfuso/a;
to get confused → confondersi


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During the latter part of their journey they were alone in the carriage, and Miss Halcombe was able to collect such remembrances of the past as her sister's confused and weakened memory was able to recall.
Hence a very small animal organism cannot be beautiful; for the view of it is confused, the object being seen in an almost imperceptible moment of time.
The vapors rolled over each other, and mingled together in confused masses of superb brilliance, as they reflected the rays of the sun.
 
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