A2adjective · common

confused

confused · more confused · most confused

приголомшений, ошелешений

бессмысленный, беспорядочный, спутанный, смущённый

verwirrt, wirr, konfus, durcheinander

Unable to think clearly or understandUnable to think clearly or understand

UK/kənˈfjuːzd/US/kənˈfjuzd/

Meaning

5 senses

Unable to think clearly or understand
verwirrt, durcheinander, konfus
приголо́мшенийpryholómšenyj, ошеле́шенийošeléšenyj
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
Disoriented
desorientiert, verwirrt
Chaotic, jumbled or muddled
wirr, verwirrt, zerstreut
спу́танныйspútannyj, беспоря́дочныйbesporjádočnyj
Making no sense; illogical
wirr, verwirrt, unzusammenhängend
бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
Embarrassed
beschämt
сконфу́женныйskonfúžennyj, смущённыйsmuščónnyj

Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

unable to think clearly or understand:

Русский

By meaning 3

chaotic, jumbled or muddled:

making no sense; illogical:

embarrassed:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

unable to think clearly or understand:

disoriented:

chaotic, jumbled or muddled:

making no sense; illogical:

embarrassed:

Origin

Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus +

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.

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Forms

more confused, most confused

Comparative	more confused Lesson
Superlative	most confused Lesson

regular

Synonyms

61 synonyms

unable to think clearly or understand:puzzledB2 confounded perplexed dazed mixed-up

addled addlepated at a loss at a loss for words at sea at sixes and sevens baffled befuddled bewildered confuzzled dazzled discombobulated disconcerted dumbfounded

Close in meaning

lacking orderly continuity:disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity:disoriented lost
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion:broken disordered upset
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment:baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up

Antonyms

1 antonyms

clearheaded

Word family

11 related words

Derivedconfuddled confused deputy confusedly inconfused nipple-confused nonconfused

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form