confused

con-fused · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Unable to think clearly or understand something.

  2. 2.

    Lacking order or clarity; muddled.

  3. 3.

    (As past tense verb) Made someone unable to understand.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    confused about — uncertain regarding something
  • •
    get confused — to become uncertain or mixed up

Related words

Antonyms: certain, clear, sure, understanding
See also: bewildered, confuse, confusing, confusion
Synonyms: baffled, bewildered, perplexed, puzzled

Etymology

From Latin confundere ("to pour together, mix, confuse"), from con- ("together") + fundere ("to pour"). Past participle used as adjective.