confused

(kən-fyūzd')
adj.

1. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
2. 1. Lacking logical order or sense: a confused set of instructions.
   2. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers on the floor.

confusedly con·fus'ed·ly (-fyū'zĭd-lē) adv.
confusedness con·fus'ed·ness n.

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adjective

1. Mentally uncertain: addled, addlepated, confounded, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid. Informal mixed-up. See clear/unclear.
2. Characterized by physical confusion: chaotic, disordered, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, upside-down. Informal mixed-up. See order/disorder.

adj

Definition: disoriented mentally
Antonyms: clear, organized, oriented, understanding

adj

Definition: mixed up, disordered
Antonyms: methodical, ordered, organized, separated, systematic

IN BRIEF: To be in a state of uncertainty or to be mixed up.

Marian confusedly looked at the map.

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For a list of words related to confused, see:

• Stupid, Ignorant, or Confused
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - confused: (adj) unable to differentiate reality; disturbed in mind or purpose; muddled

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forvirret, sammenblandet

Nederlands (Dutch)
verward, perplex, in de war

Français (French)
adj. - embrouillé, trouble, confus, vague, enchevêtré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konfus, wirr, verwirrt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συγκεχυμένος, σαστισμένος, αμήχανος, παραζαλισμένος, μπερδεμένος

Italiano (Italian)
confuso, indistinto, in disordine, sconcertato, disorientato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - confuso

Русский (Russian)
запутавшийся, смущенный, отчаявшийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - confuso, desordenado, perplejo, perturbado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förvirrad, konfunderad, oordnad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
困惑的, 烦恼的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 困惑的, 煩惱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 당황한, 혼란한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 混乱した, 困惑した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حائر, مرتبك, متشوش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבולבל‬

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