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confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

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

  • Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc

    "Several sections in that book are really confusing."

Synonyms

misleading,
mistakable,
muddlesome