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. Ariana Luterman:

   The only thing I could think of to do was to pick her up, so I picked her up and I think she was a little confused at first, i picked her up with like all my might and right when we got to the finish line, I just kind of pushed her in front of me so she would be the one to cross that line.

2. Michael Caputo:

   I am just as confused and curious about this as I have always been, i think this needs to be investigated completely.

3. Chuang-tzu:

   He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.

4. La Torre:

   Everything seemed to be normal while I was driving back, but then I heard gun shots again, they sounded a lot closer. I began to realize the soldiers were following me. I thought they were following the truck that I had seen speeding. I think they got confused and thought my truck was the one they were first chasing. They started firing at us.

5. Unknown:

   A stitch in time would have confused Einstein.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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