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Definitions for confused
con·fused
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Princeton's WordNet
baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at seaadjective
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"
confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnectedadjective
lacking orderly continuity
"a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
confused, disoriented, lostadjective
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"
broken, confused, disordered, upsetadjective
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"
confusedadjective
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
Wiktionary
confusedadjective
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
confusedadjective
making no sense; illogical
confusedadjective
embarrassed
Wikipedia
Confused
Confused is a song by Tevin Campbell, released as the seventh single from his debut album T. E. V. I. N. on October 29, 1992.
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confused
Confused refers to the state of being unable to think clearly or to understand something due to perceived complexities, uncertainties, or feeling overwhelmed. It can also refer to the state of being unclear, mixed up or disorderly.
Webster Dictionary
Confused
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Entomology
Confused
a marking with indefinite outlines: a running together as of lines and spots without definite pattern.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4764
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3579
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Adjectives Frequency: #619
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of confused in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of confused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of confused in a Sentence
There are 20-plus Democratic candidates running in this election. It's very hard to separate them all, especially for someone that's not very into politics, they're going to be very confused.
I don’t think anyone’s ever happy when they’re indicted for first-degree murder, so he’s sad and confused.
Sometimes if I’m in a state of mind where I feel traumatized or confused, if someone suggests something to me I may just agree – to just be agreeable.
By giving vague, nonspecific information and making comments like ‘everyone’s potentially at risk’ or ‘there’s possible spread through sharing a bed, clothing or close dancing’ … that kind of dilutes the message, and people who engage in risk behavior that does put them at risk get confused, and they say ‘well, maybe this isn’t really a route of spread,’.
[Palmitic acid] can be confused by the body with bacteria like E.Coli.
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- разбъркан, разстроен, объркан, безсмислен, смутенBulgarian
- desconcertat, confúsCatalan, Valencian
- zmatenýCzech
- forvirretDanish
- wirr, verwirrtGerman
- αμήχανος, συγκεχυμένος, μπερδεμένοςGreek
- confusoSpanish
- hämmentynyt, sekava, älytönFinnish
- ørkymlaðurFaroese
- confus, incohérent, embarrassé, embrouilléFrench
- betiizdWestern Frisian
- tro-chèileScottish Gaelic
- מבולבל, מבולבלתHebrew
- zavartHungarian
- confusoItalian
- 混乱しましたJapanese
- exterruitLatin
- forvirret, forfjamsetNorwegian
- in de war, verwardDutch
- zakłopotany, zmieszanyPolish
- confundido, confusoPortuguese
- încurcat, haotic, confuzRomanian
- спу́танный, сби́тый с то́лку, сконфу́женный, беспоря́дочный, смущённый, бессмы́сленныйRussian
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