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con·fuse
(kən-fyo͞oz′)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; bewilder or perplex.
b. Archaic To cause to feel embarrassment.
2.
a. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another: confused effusiveness with affection.
b. To make more complex or difficult to understand: "The old labels ... confuse debate instead of clarifying it" (Christopher Lasch).
v.intr.
To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only confuses.
[Middle English confusen, from Old French confus, perplexed, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundere, to mix together; see confound.]
con·fus′a·ble adj.
con·fus′ing·ly adv.
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confusing
(kənˈfjuːzɪŋ)adj
causing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling
conˈfusingly adv
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con•fus•ing
(kənˈfyu zɪŋ)adj.
causing or tending to cause confusion.
[1840–50]
con•fus′ing•ly, adv.
con•fus′ing•ness, n.
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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" 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
clear, simple, plain, straightforward, explicit, definite, understandable, uncomplicated
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Translations
matoucí
forvirrende
hämmentävä
confusantdéroutant
zbunjujući
困惑させる
혼란시키는
nejasen
förvirrande
น่าสับสน
gây nhầm lẫn
confusing
[kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] ADJ [instructions, message] → confusoit'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
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
confusing
[kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj → déroutant(e), peu clair(e)The traffic signs are confusing → Les panneaux de signalisation ne sont pas clairs.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confusing
adj → verwirrend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confusing
[kənˈfjuːzɪŋ] adj (signals) → ambiguo/a; (plot, layout) → confuso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confusing
→ مُرْبِك 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009