confused en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /kənˈfjuːzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˈfjuzd/ (Canada, General-American)
- /kənˈfjʉːzd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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.
Meanings
-
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
A new survey suggests that most Americans are confused about what counts as a healthy food choice.
2017 May 16, Jacqueline Howard, “‘Healthy’ foods have most of us confused, survey finds”, in CNN:
- (of a person or animal) disoriented
- chaotic, jumbled or muddled
- making no sense; illogical
- embarrassed
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most confused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more confused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonconfused · inconfused · confused flour beetle · confusedness · confusedly · confused deputy · foncused · nipple-confused · confuddled · I'm confused
Hyponyms
Relateds
confuse · confusing · complex · confusion
Synonyms
up a tree · addled · muddled · discombobulated · disconcerted · bewildered · flummoxed · befuddled · lost for words · spaced out · flustered · at sea · confuzzled · speechless · mixed up · addlepated · confused · misled · confounded (unable to think clearly or understand) · thrown · at a loss · muzzy · wooly · stumped · mixed-up (unable to think clearly or understand) · perplexed (unable to think clearly or understand) · nonplussed · dumbfounded · baffled · yblent · out to lunch · stymied · minussed · flabagasted · flabbergasted · addle-pated · mystified · jumbled · at sixes and sevens · fluttered · not with it · puzzled (unable to think clearly or understand) · punch-drunk · dazed (unable to think clearly or understand) · out of it · dazzled · at a loss for words · flabbergastered
Translations (154)
cs zmatený (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de verwirrt (unable to think clearly or understand) · ota شاشقین (unable to think clearly or understand) · de verwirrt (disoriented) · ar تَشَوَّش (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · bg объркан (making no sense; illogical) · de verwirrt (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ca incoherent (making no sense; illogical) · pl zakłopotany (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · mk збунет (unable to think clearly or understand) · eo konfuzita (unable to think clearly or understand) · hu zavart (unable to think clearly or understand) · fr perdu (unable to think clearly or understand) · win hokižac (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · tl hira (unable to think clearly or understand) · bg объркан (disoriented) · gd tro-chèile (making no sense; illogical) · la inconditus (unable to think clearly or understand) · ht konfonn (unable to think clearly or understand) · bg разстроен (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ca avergonyida (embarrassed) · de desorientiert (disoriented) · pt confuso (unable to think clearly or understand) · ca confús (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · da forvirret (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · el αμήχανος (embarrassed) · sv förvirrad (unable to think clearly or understand) · eu nahasi (unable to think clearly or understand) · de konfus (unable to think clearly or understand) · ru сконфу́женный (embarrassed) · mi whakapiki (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · gd tro-chèile (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · sv förvirrad (disoriented) · az qarışıq (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · bg смутен (embarrassed) · de konfus (making no sense; illogical) · ru смущённый (embarrassed) · uk приголо́мшений (unable to think clearly or understand) · grc ταραχώδης (disoriented) · nb forfjamset (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de wirr (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · th มึนงง (disoriented) · fi hämmentynyt (embarrassed) · tr şaşırmış (unable to think clearly or understand) · it confuso (making no sense; illogical) · ig ná mgbagwoju anya (unable to think clearly or understand) · th สับสน (unable to think clearly or understand) · de durcheinander (unable to think clearly or understand) · mi rarerare (disoriented) · ka თავგზააბნეული (unable to think clearly or understand) · tr şaşkın (unable to think clearly or understand) · de beschämt (embarrassed) · mi pōrangirangi (disoriented) · hi भ्रमित (unable to think clearly or understand) · sv rörig (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ar تَشَوَّش (disoriented) · ro confuz (making no sense; illogical) · pl zmieszany (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ro haotic (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · he מבולבל (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ca avergonyit (embarrassed) · el μπερδεμένος (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · sv virrig (unable to think clearly or understand) · bg безсмислен (making no sense; illogical) · nl verward (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ka დაბნეული (unable to think clearly or understand) · pt confundido (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de unsinnig (making no sense; illogical) · ca embrollat (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · el μπερδεμένος (unable to think clearly or understand) · sv rörig (making no sense; illogical) · it confuso (embarrassed) · pt confuso (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ro confuz (embarrassed) · mi kutekute (disoriented) · cmn 困惑 (unable to think clearly or understand) · gd tro-chèile (unable to think clearly or understand) · ar اِحْتَارَ (unable to think clearly or understand) · ca confús (making no sense; illogical) · ro confuz (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fa مشنگ (unable to think clearly or understand) · yi צעמישט (unable to think clearly or understand) · co cunfusa (unable to think clearly or understand) · az anlaşılmaz (making no sense; illogical) · hu zavarodott (disoriented) · is ruglaður (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · az qarmaqarışıq (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fr embrouillé (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · nl in de war (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · cmn 混乱 (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · pdt werr (unable to think clearly or understand) · es confuso (making no sense; illogical) · pdt werr (disoriented) · fr embarrassé (embarrassed) · pl zdezorientowany (disoriented) · az çaşqın (disoriented) · sv virrig (disoriented) · grc ταραχώδης (unable to think clearly or understand) · fr désorienté (unable to think clearly or understand) · de unlogisch (making no sense; illogical) · fr désorienté (disoriented) · bg разбъркан (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de zerstreut (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de wirr (making no sense; illogical) · az nizamsız (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · az tərtibsiz (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · es confundido (unable to think clearly or understand) · sh zbunjen (unable to think clearly or understand) · ceb naglibog (unable to think clearly or understand) · ru беспоря́дочный (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · da forvirret (unable to think clearly or understand) · ar اِرْتَبَكَ (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fi sekava (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ca sense solta (making no sense; illogical) · fr embrouillé (unable to think clearly or understand) · pdt werr (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de verwirrt (making no sense; illogical) · mi pōraru (raru) (disoriented) · win hokižac (unable to think clearly or understand) · it confuso (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fy betiisd (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · gd tuathal (unable to think clearly or understand) · eo konfuza (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · es confundido (disoriented) · gd tro-chèile (embarrassed) · ca confòs (unable to think clearly or understand) · es confuso (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fo ørkymlaður (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · uk ошеле́шений (unable to think clearly or understand) · ru спу́танный (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · ca desorientat (disoriented) · ca envitricollat (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · az dolaşıq (making no sense; illogical) · ca embolicat (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fi sekava (unable to think clearly or understand) · tl nalilito (unable to think clearly or understand) · ms keliru (unable to think clearly or understand) · az qarışıq (making no sense; illogical) · hu zavart (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · la cōnfūsus (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · nb forvirret (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · fi hämmentynyt (unable to think clearly or understand) · ru бессмы́сленный (making no sense; illogical) · la turbidus (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · bg объркан (unable to think clearly or understand) · ro încurcat (embarrassed) · az çaşmış (unable to think clearly or understand) · sv oordnad (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · de unzusammenhängend (making no sense; illogical) · fr incohérent (making no sense; illogical) · fi älytön (making no sense; illogical) · de wirr (unable to think clearly or understand) · el συγκεχυμένος (chaotic, jumbled or muddled) · lb duercherneen (unable to think clearly or understand)