confused

Meaning

Verb

simple past and past participle of confuse

Adj

1. unable to think clearly or understand
2. disoriented
3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
4. making no sense; illogical
5. embarrassed

confuse

• Verb
• Adj

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Synonyms

bewildered

mixed up

perplexed

disordered

disorderly

chaotic

lost

befuddled

puzzled

confounded

😖

muddled

complicated

upset

disoriented

mixed-up

tangled

incoherent

at a loss

vague

mystified

embarrassed

disorganized

troubled

agitated

bemused

tumultuous

mazed

baffled

flustered

stupid

in disorder

amazed

noisy

nonplussed

muddle-headed

disarranged

entangled

jumbled

messy

perturbed

at sea

busy

muddy

haywire

helter-skelter

haphazard

illogical

in confusion

pell-mell

mixed

Translations

confuso

😕

confus

😕

confuso

😕

verwirrt

perplexo

embrouillé

confuso

😕

wirr

😕

μπερδεμένος

verworren

😕

συγκεχυμένος

désordonné

confús

confusion

disorientato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈfjuːzd/

Etymology

Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.