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con·fused
(kən-fyo͞ozd′)adj.
1. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
2.
a. Lacking logical order or sense: a confused set of rules.
b. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers.
con·fus′ed·ly (-fyo͞o′zĭd-lē) adv.
con·fus′ed·ness n.
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confused
(kənˈfjuːzd)adj
1. feeling or exhibiting an inability to understand; bewildered; perplexed
2. in a disordered state; mixed up; jumbled
3. (Social Welfare) lacking sufficient mental abilities for independent living, esp through old age
confusedly adv
conˈfusedness n
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| Adj. | 1. |  confused - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "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"perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" |
| 2. |  confused - lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation" | |
| 3. | confused - having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map" | |
| 4. |  confused - thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate" | |
| 5. | confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" clearheaded, clear-thinking - not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently |
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confused
adjective
1. bewildered, puzzled, baffled, at sea, muddled, dazed, perplexed, at a loss, taken aback, disorientated, muzzy (U.S. informal), nonplussed, flummoxed, at sixes and sevens, thrown off balance, discombobulated (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), not with it (informal), not knowing if you are coming or going People are confused about what they should eat to stay healthy.
bewildered aware, with it (informal), informed, switched-on (informal), enlightened, on the ball (informal), sussed (Brit. slang)
bewildered aware, with it (informal), informed, switched-on (informal), enlightened, on the ball (informal), sussed (Brit. slang)
2. disorderly, disordered, chaotic, mixed up, jumbled, untidy, out of order, in disarray, topsy-turvy, disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), at sixes and sevens, disarranged, disarrayed The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory. Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
disorderly ordered, in order, arranged, organized, tidy, orderly
disorderly ordered, in order, arranged, organized, tidy, orderly
Quotations
"If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused" [Walter Mondale]
"Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation" [Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]
"If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused" [Walter Mondale]
"Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation" [Ed Murrow (on the Vietnam War)]
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confused
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مُرْتَبِكمُلْتَبِس
zmatený
forvirretforvirrende
sekava
zbunjen
összezavart
ruglaîur, ringlaîurruglingslegur, óskipulegur
当惑した
당황한
zbeganzmeden
förvirrad
ที่สับสน
aklı karışmışanlaşılmazkafası karışıkşaşırmış
bối rối
confused
[kənˈfjuːzd] ADJ1. [situation etc] → confuso
2. (= perplexed) → confuso, confundido, desconcertado
to be confused → estar confuso or confundido
to get confused (= muddled up) → hacerse un lío; (= perplexed) → confundirse, desconcertarse
his mind is confused → tiene la cabeza trastornada
to be confused → estar confuso or confundido
to get confused (= muddled up) → hacerse un lío; (= perplexed) → confundirse, desconcertarse
his mind is confused → tiene la cabeza trastornada
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
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confused
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confused
[kənˈfjuːzd] adj → confuso/ain a confused state (person) → in stato confusionale (room, papers) → in disordine
to get confused → confondersi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confuse
(kənˈfjuːz) verb1. to put in disorder. He confused the arrangements by arriving late.
2. to mix up in one's mind. I always confuse John and his twin brother.
3. to make puzzled. He completely confused me by his questions.
conˈfused adjective1. mixed up. The message I received was rather confused.
2. mixed up in the mind. in a confused state of mind.
conˈfusedly (-zidli) adverbconˈfusion (-ʒən) noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
confused
→ مُرْتَبِك zmatený forvirret verwirrt μπερδεμένος confundido sekava confus zbunjen confuso 当惑した 당황한 verward forvirret zdezorientowany confuso спутанный förvirrad ที่สับสน kafası karışık bối rối 困惑的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
confused
a. confuso-a, confundido-a, distraído-a;
v.
to be ___ → estar ___, confundirse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
confused
adj confundido; to get o become — confundirseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.