Definitions for confused
con·fused

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. 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"

5. confusedadjective

   mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

   "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confusedadjective

   chaotic, jumbled or muddled

2. confusedadjective

   making no sense; illogical

3. confusedadjective

   embarrassed

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confused

   of Confuse

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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How to pronounce confused?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say confused in sign language?

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. Chief Executive Dan Rosensweig:

   I think people are confused by our guidance for the second half of the year, it( forecast) looks like its coming down a little bit because we're shifting print to digital faster.

2. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   The Fed is confused and their confusion spills into investor psychology.

3. Peter Gleick:

   This seems to be a confused attempt to conflate the terrible California wildfires with our always contentious debates over water, part of what he said implied there wasn't enough water to fight the fires in California because of our water policies -- which is complete nonsense. There's plenty of water to fight the fires. We don't even use that much water to fight the fires, but there's plenty. Three of the state's largest bodies of water are very close to these fires. It's just ridiculous.

4. United States:

   You're in this country, you don't speak the language yet, and also, you just got declined for this transaction. You're just totally confused, and don't even know where to begin troubleshooting it.

5. Andrew Lerman:

   She knows where she is, who she is -- she's as sharp as a tack, usually, when somebody comes out of a coma like that, they say that the patients have delirium where they're very confused. From day one, she hasn't experienced any of that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confused
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confused
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confused
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confused
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=confused
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=confused