 confused |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | |
| Synonyms: | bewildered mixed-up at_sea confounded befuddled lost mazed bemused baffled | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | perplexed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking orderly continuity | |
| Synonyms: | disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected disconnected | |
| Examples: | "a confused set of instructions" "a confused dream about the end of the world" "disconnected fragments of a story" "scattered thoughts" |
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| Related terms: | incoherent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity | |
| Synonyms: | lost disoriented | |
| Examples: | "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway" "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" |
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| Related terms: | unoriented | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | |
| Synonyms: | disordered upset broken | |
| Examples: | "troops fleeing in broken ranks" "a confused mass of papers on the desk" "the small disordered room" "with everything so upset" |
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| Related terms: | disorganized | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently | |
| Examples: | "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" |
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| Related terms: | clearheaded dazed addled addlebrained befogged spaced-out punch-drunk clouded trancelike dazzled perplexed | |
| Similar spelling: |
confuse confusedly Confucius confessed confusable confessedly confiscated composed confusion confusing confess combust confusingly confiscate composedly composed.y combustive compose |
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