What does confused mean?
Definitions for confused
con·fused
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word confused.
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.
ChatGPT
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
of Confuse
Entomology
Confused
a marking with indefinite outlines: a running together as of lines and spots without definite pattern.
British National Corpus
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
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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
If you're ever confused as to the value of newspaper editors, look at the blog world. That's all you need to see.
I worry that he's confused for being loony by being so honest. It shocks Americans.
Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.
Ted Kaczynski mugshot was a confused person growing up, mentally, sexually, philosophically, and Ted Kaczynski mugshot did n’t like people … Ted Kaczynski mugshot basically did n’t like Ted Kaczynski mugshot.
Repeatedly throughout this interview … President Biden seems confused and was confusing the half a billion tests that they’ve ordered with a half a billion pills. And, of course, pills were in the news today with the Pfizer approval of the anti-viral, so he corrected himself, but that was one thing that stuck out to me, but then simply this administration, and the president leading the charge here, really not accepting any responsibility at all for this lack of testing.
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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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