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.

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) << OPPOSITE clear

Translations

confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj → confuso

confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] confuse adj → peu clair(e) → déroutant(e)

confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] confuse adj → verwirrend

confusing [kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj → che fa confondere