Definition of CONFUSED

confused

Verb

  • mistake one thing for another
  • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • cause to feel embarrassment
    • "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
  • assemble without order or sense
  • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
    • "Her remarks confused the debate"
  • simple past and past participle of confuse

Adjective Satellite

  • perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
    • "bewildered and confused"
  • lacking orderly continuity
    • "a confused set of instructions"
    • "a confused dream about the end of the world"
  • having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
  • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
    • "a confused mass of papers on the desk"

Adjective

  • mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
    • "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

Adj

  • unable to think clearly or understand
  • disoriented
  • chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  • making no sense; illogical
  • embarrassed

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

at sea, baffled, bedevil, befuddle, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, blur, broken, confound, confounded, confuse, discombobulate, disconcert, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disoriented, flurry, fox, fuddle, garbled, illogical, jumble, lost, mazed, mix up, mixed-up, obnubilate, obscure, put off, scattered, throw, unconnected, upset, addle-pated, addled, addlepated, at a loss, at a loss for words, at sixes and sevens, confused, confuzzled, dazed, dazzled, discombobulated, disconcerted, dumbfounded, flabagasted, flabbergasted, flabbergastered, flummoxed, flustered, jumbled, lost for words, minussed, misled, mixed up, muddled, muzzy, mystified, nonplussed, not with it, out of it, out to lunch, perplexed, punch-drunk, puzzled, spaced out, speechless, stumped, stymied, thrown, up a tree

Antonyms

clearheaded

Scrabble Score: 14

confused: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confused: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confused: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

confused: valid Words With Friends Word