what does confused mean?
CONFUSED as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- mentally confused
- unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
Usage Example(s)
- the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
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- Meaning
- lacking orderly continuity
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
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- Meaning
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- troops fleeing in broken ranks
- a confused mass of papers on the desk
- the small disordered room
- with everything so upset
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- Meaning
- having lost your bearings
- confused as to time or place or personal identity
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
- the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
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- Meaning
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
- filled with bewilderment
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
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