confusing

con·fuse  (kn-fyz)

v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off.

b. To cause to feel embarrassment.

2.

a. To mistake (for another): confused effusiveness with affection.

b. To make opaque; blur: "The old labels ... confuse debate instead of clarifying it" (Christopher Lasch).

c. To assemble without order or sense; jumble.

3. Archaic To bring to ruination.

v.intr.

To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only further confuses.

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[Middle English confusen, from Old French confus, perplexed, from Latin cnfsus, past participle of cnfundere, to mix together; see confound.]

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con·fusa·ble adj.

con·fusing·ly adv.

Synonyms: confuse, addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw
These verbs mean to cause to be unclear in mind or intent: heavy traffic that confused the driver; problems that addle my brain; a question that befuddled even the professor; was discombobulated by all of the possibilities; a complex plot line that fuddled my comprehension; a student who was muddled by endless facts and figures; behavior that really threw me.

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confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ]

adj

causing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling

confusingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	confusing - causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child" disorienting - causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting"
	2.	confusing - lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" perplexing, puzzling unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

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confusing

adjective bewildering, complicated, puzzling, misleading, unclear, baffling, muddling, contradictory, ambiguous, inconsistent, perplexing, clear as mud (informal) The statement they issued was highly confusing.
clear, simple, plain, straightforward, explicit, definite, understandable, uncomplicated

Translations

confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] ADJ [instructions, message] → confuso
it's a very confusing situation → la situación es muy confusa
the traffic signs are confusing → las señales de tráfico están poco claras
it's all very confusing → es muy difícil de entender

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confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj → déroutant(e), peu clair(e)
The traffic signs are confusing → Les panneaux de signalisation ne sont pas clairs.

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confusing

adj → verwirrend

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confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj (signals) → ambiguo/a; (plot, layout) → confuso/a

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confusing → مُربِك matoucí forvirrende verwirrend συγκεχυμένος confuso hämmentävä déroutant zbunjujući disorientante 困惑させる 혼란시키는 verwarrend forvirrende dezorientujący confuso сбивающий с толку förvirrande น่าสับสน yanıltıcı gây nhầm lẫn 使人糊涂的