confused

confused
adjective
1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (Freq. 5)
-

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

• Syn:
↑baffled, ↑befuddled, ↑bemused, ↑bewildered, ↑confounded, ↑lost, ↑mazed, ↑mixed-up, ↑at sea
• Similar to: ↑perplexed
• Derivationally related forms: ↑confusedness
2. lacking orderly continuity (Freq. 3)
-

a confused set of instructions

-

a confused dream about the end of the world

-

disconnected fragments of a story

-

scattered thoughts

• Syn:
• Similar to: ↑incoherent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑illogicalness (for: ↑illogical), ↑disjointedness (for: ↑disjointed), ↑disconnectedness (for: ↑disconnected)
3. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity (Freq. 2)
-

I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway

-

the anesthetic left her completely disoriented

• Syn: ↑disoriented, ↑lost
• Similar to: ↑unoriented
• Derivationally related forms: ↑confusedness
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion (Freq. 2)
-

troops fleeing in broken ranks

-

a confused mass of papers on the desk

-

the small disordered room

-

with everything so upset

• Syn: ↑broken, ↑disordered, ↑upset
• Similar to: ↑disorganized, ↑disorganised
5. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently (Freq. 1)
-

the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused

• Ant: ↑clearheaded
• Similar to:
• See Also: ↑perplexed
• Derivationally related forms: ↑confusedness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • confused — adj. 1. same as {confounded}; as, bewildered and confused. Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, mazed, mixed up. [WordNet 1.5] 2. lacking orderly continuity. Syn: disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confused — early 14c., discomfited, routed, defeated (of groups), serving at first as an alternative pp. of CONFOUND (Cf. confound), as Latin confusus was the pp. of confundere to pour together, mix, mingle; to join together; hence, figuratively, to throw… …   Etymology dictionary

  • confused — [adj1] disoriented mentally abashed, addled, at a loss*, at sea*, at sixes and sevens*, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, come apart*, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, distracted, flummoxed, flustered, fouled up*, glassy eyed*,… …   New thesaurus

  • confused — index ambiguous, complex, deranged, disjointed, disordered, disorderly, haphazard, inextricable, lost ( …   Law dictionary

  • confused — ► ADJECTIVE 1) bewildered. 2) lacking order and so difficult to understand or distinguish. DERIVATIVES confusedly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • confused — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ He was beginning to get rather confused …   Collocations dictionary

  • confused */*/ — UK [kənˈfjuːzd] / US [kənˈfjuzd] adjective Metaphor: Being confused is like being lost or being in the wrong place or position. You ve lost me. What do you mean? ♦ I was completely at sea: it was all so new to me. ♦ I felt adrift and alone, with… …   English dictionary

  • confused — con|fused [ kən fjuzd ] adjective ** 1. ) unable to understand something or think clearly about it: She was starting to feel a bit confused. confused about: I m still a little confused about what happened. totally/utterly/thoroughly/hopelessly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • confused — con|fused S3 [kənˈfju:zd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere; CONFOUND] 1.) unable to understand or think clearly what someone is saying or what is happening ▪ I m totally… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confused — [[t]kənfju͟ːzd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/by n If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do. A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy... Things were happening too… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”