confused
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confused
- /kənˈfjuːzd/ UK
- /kənˈfjuzd/ Canada, US
- /kənˈfjʉːzd/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -uːzd
Where it comes from
Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.
verb
- simple past and past participle of confuse
adjective more confused · most confused
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unable to think clearly or understand
A new survey suggests that most Americans are confused about what counts as a healthy food choice.
Similar: confounded, puzzled, perplexed, dazed, mixed-up
- disoriented
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chaotic, jumbled or muddled
Similar: wooly
- making no sense; illogical
- embarrassed
Similar: addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confused, confuzzled, dazzled, discombobulated, disconcerted, dumbfounded, flabagasted, flabbergasted, flabbergastered, flummoxed, flustered, fluttered, jumbled, lost for words, minussed, misled, mixed up, muddled, muzzy, mystified
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bewildered, befuddled, perplexed, baffled, confounded, bemused, mixed-up, disoriented, muddled, mazed, disorganized, disordered, garbled, muddleheaded, stunned, stupefied
adjective
Similar: addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, confused, confuzzled, dazzled, discombobulated, disconcerted, dumbfounded, flabagasted, flabbergasted, flabbergastered, flummoxed, flustered, fluttered, jumbled, lost for words, minussed, misled, mixed up, muddled, muzzy, mystified
Translations
Every language
adj unable to think clearly or understand
| Español | confundido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 困惑 kùnhuò |
| हिन्दी | भ्रमित bhramit |
| Português | confuso |
| Français | désorienté, perdu, embrouillé |
| Deutsch | verwirrt, durcheinander, konfus, wirr |
| Ελληνικά | μπερδεμένος berdeménos |
| العربية | اِحْتَارَ iḥtāra |
adj disoriented
| Español | confundido |
|---|---|
| Français | désorienté |
| Deutsch | desorientiert, verwirrt |
| العربية | تَشَوَّش tašawwaš |
adj chaotic, jumbled or muddled
| Español | confuso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 混乱 hùnluàn |
| Português | confuso, confundido |
| Français | embrouillé |
| Deutsch | wirr, verwirrt, zerstreut |
| Italiano | confuso |
| Ελληνικά | μπερδεμένος berdeménos, συγκεχυμένος sygkechyménos |
| Română | confuz, haotic |
| Русский | спу́танный spútannyj, беспоря́дочный besporjádočnyj |
| العربية | اِرْتَبَكَ irtabaka, تَشَوَّش tašawwaš |
| עברית | מבולבל mevulbal |
adj making no sense; illogical
| Español | confuso |
|---|---|
| Français | incohérent |
| Deutsch | wirr, verwirrt, unzusammenhängend, unsinnig, unlogisch, konfus |
| Italiano | confuso |
| Română | confuz |
| Русский | бессмы́сленный bessmýslennyj |
adj embarrassed
| Français | embarrassé |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | beschämt |
| Italiano | confuso |
| Ελληνικά | αμήχανος amíchanos |
| Română | încurcat, confuz |
| Русский | сконфу́женный skonfúžennyj, смущённый smuščónnyj |
Talk about this word "confused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confused. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. confused. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confused "confused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confused.Cite this
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title = {confused},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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