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confused

kʌn'fjuzd

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adjective
lacking orderly continuity
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"a confused set of instructions" "a confused dream about the end of the world"

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disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected incoherent
adjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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"bewildered and confused"

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at sea baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up perplexed
adjective
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
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"a confused mass of papers on the desk"

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broken disordered upset disorganized disorganised
adjective
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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disoriented lost unoriented
adjective
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
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"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

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befogged befuddled clouded dazed dazzled muddled muddleheaded muzzy addlebrained addled addlepated woolly-headed wooly wooly-minded puddingheaded punch-drunk silly slaphappy spaced-out stunned stupefied stupid trancelike woolly

Opposite:

clearheaded

Examples of confused

"a confused set of instructions"
"a confused dream about the end of the world"
"bewildered and confused"
"a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"