confusing

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.

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

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con·fus′a·ble adj.

con·fus′ing·ly adv.

confusing

(kənˈfjuːzɪŋ)

adj

causing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling

conˈfusingly adv

con•fus•ing

(kənˈfyu zɪŋ)

adj.

causing or tending to cause confusion.

[1840–50]

con•fus′ing•ly, adv.

con•fus′ing•ness, n.

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"

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

مُرْبِك

matoucí

forvirrende

verwirrend

συγκεχυμένος

confuso

hämmentävä

confusantdéroutant

zbunjujući

confusodisorientante

困惑させる

혼란시키는

verwarrend

forvirrende

dezorientujący

confuso

сбивающий с толку

nejasen

förvirrande

น่าสับสน

yanıltıcı

gây nhầm lẫn

使人糊涂的

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

confusing

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

confusing

adj → verwirrend

confusing

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

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