confused Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb mistake one thing for another
   confound; confuse.
   
   • you are confusing me with the other candidate
   • I mistook her for the secretary
2. verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
   bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
   
   • These questions confuse even the experts
   • This question completely threw me
   • This question befuddled even the teacher
3. verb cause to feel embarrassment
   disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off.
   
   • The constant attention of the young man confused her
4. verb assemble without order or sense
   jumble; confuse; mix up.
   
   • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
5. verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   obscure; confuse; obnubilate; blur.
   
   • Her remarks confused the debate
   • Their words obnubilate their intentions
6. adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
   baffled; bewildered; bemused; lost; confounded; befuddled; at sea; mazed; mixed-up.
   
   • 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
7. adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
   disordered; disconnected; garbled; scattered; disjointed; unconnected; illogical.
   
   • a confused set of instructions
   • a confused dream about the end of the world
   • disconnected fragments of a story
   • scattered thoughts
8. adjective satellite having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
   lost; disoriented.
   
   • I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
   • the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
9. adjective satellite thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
   broken; upset; disordered.
   
   • troops fleeing in broken ranks
   • a confused mass of papers on the desk
   • the small disordered room
   • with everything so upset
10. adjective mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
    
    • the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused

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