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confused

/kənˈfjuːzd/

verb

Meaning

  • To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).

  • To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

  • To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

  • To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

  • To rout; discomfit.

  • To be confused.

Synonyms

flummox,
mistake

adjective

Meaning

  • (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand

  • (of a person or animal) disoriented

  • Chaotic, jumbled or muddled

  • Making no sense; illogical

  • Embarrassed

Synonyms

dazed,
perplexed,
puzzled