Definitions for confused
con·fused

Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea(adj)

   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"

2. confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected(adj)

   lacking orderly continuity

   "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"

3. confused, disoriented, lost(adj)

   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"

4. broken, confused, disordered, upset(adj)

   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"

5. confused(adj)

   mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

   "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

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1. confused(Adjective)

   chaotic, jumbled or muddled

2. confused(Adjective)

   making no sense; illogical

3. confused(Adjective)

   embarrassed

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1. Confused

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Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confused

   a marking with indefinite outlines: a running together as of lines and spots without definite pattern.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3579

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confused' in Adjectives Frequency: #619

How to pronounce confused?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confused in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of confused in a Sentence

1. Matt Bevin -LRB- @GovMattBevin -RRB-:

   Many people have been confused or hurt or just misunderstand what it was that I was trying to communicate, for those of you who have been hurt, it is my absolute, sincere apology to you.

2. Thomas Vinterberg:

   What I find very important to stress here is that behind that there's a population of pretty good-hearted people who I just think are confused and fearful about what's going on, and I'm hopeful -- I don't think that this film will change anything -- but hopefully the values of generosity and sharing can re-awaken at some point.

3. Jessica Castro:

   We see them running through the village confused, not knowing where they are or where to go, the fence really doesn’t make a difference.

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   ABC for Desi": American Born Confused Desi, Emigrated From Gujarat, House In Jersey, Keeping Lotsa Motels, Named Omkarnath Patel, Quickly Reaching Success Through Underhanded Vicious Ways, Xenophobic Yet Zestful.

5. Andrew Hu:

   The responsible authorities and the internet users are equally confused, even if the enforcement is irregular, they know the simple option is to increase pressure.

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