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. Jaden Jefferson:

   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.

2. Izaiah Harris:

   Im really confused and time is running out, this is throwing my plan off because there are decisions I need to make.

3. Minnesota Andrew Luger:

   They are not confused young men, they were not easily influenced, these were focused men who were intent on joining a terrorist organization by any means possible.

4. Michael Kugelman:

   U.S. policy in Afghanistan is so confused right now because on the one hand we're hearing the messaging from Washington and particularly Trump about our endless wars, that it could be time to leave sooner or later, on the other hand, you have U.S. military forces stepping up their pressure on the Taliban in more intense ways than ever before.

5. Janelle Pflager:

   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.

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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