confused

con·fused

 (kən-fyo͞ozd′)

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 rules.

b. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers.

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con·fus′ed·ly (-fyo͞o′zĭd-lē) adv.

con·fus′ed·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 adv

conˈfusedness n

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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" clearheaded, clear-thinking - 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)]

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confused

adjective

1. Mentally uncertain:

addled, addlepated, confounded, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid.

Informal: mixed-up.

2. Characterized by physical confusion:

chaotic, disordered, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, upside-down.

Informal: mixed-up.

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Translations

مُرْتَبِكمُلْتَبِس

zmatený

forvirretforvirrende

verwirrtverworrenperplexverdutzt

μπερδεμένος

confundidoconfusodesconcertado

sekava

confusdésorienterfloutroublé

zbunjen

összezavart

ruglaîur, ringlaîurruglingslegur, óskipulegur

confusodisorientatosottosopra

当惑した

당황한

verward

forfjamsetforvirrendeforvirret

zdezorientowany

confuso

спутанный

zbeganzmeden

förvirrad

ที่สับสน

aklı karışmışanlaşılmazkafası karışıkşaşırmış

bối rối

困惑的弄糊涂的混乱的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

confused

[kənˈfjuːzd] adj

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

[situation] → confus(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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confuse

(kənˈfjuːz) verb

1. to put in disorder. He confused the arrangements by arriving late. verwar, deurmekaar maak, beduiwel يُرْبِك، يُبَلْبِل، يُشَوِّش причинявам безпорядък atrapalhar narušit, zamotat in Unordnung bringen forvirre αναστατώνωconfundir, complicar, enredar segi ajama به هم زدن؛ نامرتب کردن sekoittaa bouleverser לְעַרבֵב घबरा जाना pomiješati, pobrkati összezavar merusak koma ólagi á, rugla scompigliare 混乱させる 혼란 시키다 sumaišyti, suardyti sajaukt mengelirukan verwarrenforvirre, bringe i ulagepomieszać سر ګډول ، وار خطا كول، مغشو شول atrapalhar a încurca вносить неразбериху narušiť zmešati pobrkati trassla till ผสมปนเปกัน karıştırmak 打亂，弄亂 збити; зірвати درهم برهم كرنا làm lộn xộn 使混乱

2. to mix up in one's mind. I always confuse John and his twin brother. verwar يَخْلُط ما بَيْنَ вземам някого/нещо за друг/о confundir (s)plést (si) verwechseln forveksle μπερδεύω, συγχέωconfundir segi ajama اشتباه کردن؛ عوضی گرفتن sotkea confondre לְבַלבֵּל विभ्रमित होना smutiti, zamrsiti összetéveszt mengacaukan rugla (saman) confondere 混同する 혼돈케 하다 painioti sajaukt; samainīt keliru verwarrenblande sammen, forvekslemylić اشتباه كول confundir a confunda путать pliesť si pomešati pomešati förväxla สับสน karıştırmak 混淆 змішувати, сплутувати گ‍ڈ م‍ڈ کرنا nhầm lẫn 混淆

3. to make puzzled. He completely confused me by his questions. deurmekaar maak يُرْبِك، يُحَيِّر обърквам confundir zmást verwirren forvirre μπερδεύω, σαστίζω κπ. desorientar, confundir, desconcertar segadusse ajama گیج کردن häkellyttää embrouiller לְבַלבֵּל उलझ जाना smesti, zbuniti összezavar membingungkan rugla; koma úr jafnvægi confondere まごつかせる 당황하게 하다 sutrikdyti, išmušti iš vėžių apmulsināt mengelirukan verwarrenbringe i forvirring, forvirre, forfjamse skonfundować سر ګډول. embaralhar a zăpăci приводить в замешательство zmiasť zbegati zbuniti förvirra ทำให้สับสน şaşırtmak 把...弄糊塗 збивати, спантеличувати خلط ملط كرنا làm ai lúng túng 把...弄糊涂

conˈfused adjective

1. mixed up. The message I received was rather confused. deurmekaar, verward مُلْتَبِس объркан confuso zmatený verworren forvirrende συγκεχυμένοςconfundido, desconcertado, confuso segane در هم بر هم؛ نامرتب sekava confus מְבוּלבַּל उलझा हुआ zbrkan, pobrkan zavaros kacau ruglingslegur, óskipulegur confuso 混乱した 식별할 수 없는 painus, miglotas neskaidrs; sajaukts keliru verwardforvirret, forvirrende, rotet pogmatwany ګد ودول confuso confuz запутанный zmätený nejasen konfuzan rörig, oredig ที่ปนเป anlaşılmaz 混淆的 заплутаний خلط ملط lộn xộn 混乱的

2. mixed up in the mind. in a confused state of mind. deurmekaar, verward مُرْتَبِك разстроен confuso zmatený verwirrt forvirret σαστισμένοςconfuso segaduses سر درگم؛ گیج häkeltynyt troublé מְבוּלבַּל उलझा हुआ smeten, smušen összezavart bingung ruglaður, ringlaður confuso まごついた 혼돈된 pasimetęs, sutrikęs apmulsis berkecamuk verwardforvirret, forfjamset skonfundowany ګنګس confuso tulburat поставленный в тупик zmätený zmeden zbunjen förvirrad ที่สับสน şaşırmış, aklı karışmış 被弄糊塗的 сплутаний گ‍ڈ م‍ڈ lúng túng 弄糊涂的

conˈfusedly (-zidli) adverb

deurmekaar, verward بصورة مرتبكه объркано confusamente zmateně verwirrt forvirret σε σύγχυση, συγκεχυμένα con confusión segaselt بطور در هم و برهم؛ با گیجی häkeltyneesti confusément בִּמבוּכָה चकराये हुए ढंग से smeten, smušen zavarosan bingung ruglingslega confusamente 混乱して 혼란하여 padrikai, painiai neskaidri; sajaukti; apmulsumā dengan keliru verward forvirret, forvirrende; rotet w nieładzie, z zakłopotaniem ګنګسی confusamente confuz в замешательстве zmätene zmedeno zbunjeno förvirrat อย่างสับสน şaşkın bir şekilde 混淆不清地 заплутано; сплутано پريشان، گ‍ھبرايا هوا bối rối 混乱地

conˈfusion (-ʒən) noun

wanorde, warboel, verwarring, deurmekaarspul, deurmekaarheid, roesemoes إضْطِراب، بَلْبَلَه бъркотия confusão zmatek die Verwirrung forvirring σύγχυσηconfusión segadus گیجی؛ نابسامانی sekaannus confusionבלבול उलझन smetnja, pometnja, zbrka összezavarás kekacauan ruglingur confusione 混乱 혼란 sutrikimas, painiava neskaidrība; juceklis; apmulsums kekeliruan verwarringforvirring, røre, rotzamieszanie, gmatwanina وار خطا يى، مغشوش والى، ګډوډتيا confusão confuzie замешательство zmätok zmeda konfuzija förvirring, oreda ความสับสน karışıklık, şaşkınlık 混亂(狀態)，混淆，困惑 замішання; плутанина گ‍ڑ ب‍ڑ، ابترى sự lộn xộn 混乱，混淆，困惑

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confused

→ مُرْتَبِك zmatený forvirret verwirrt μπερδεμένος confundido sekava confus zbunjen confuso 当惑した 당황한 verward forvirret zdezorientowany confuso спутанный förvirrad ที่สับสน kafası karışık bối rối 困惑的

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confused

a. confuso-a, confundido-a, distraído-a;

v.

to be ___ → estar ___, confundirse.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

confused

adj confundido; to get o become — confundirse

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