English Explanatory Dictionary

confused

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of confuse
adj
  1. unable to think clearly or understand
  2. disoriented
  3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  4. making no sense; illogical
  5. embarrassed

Pronunciation

/kənˈfjuːzd/ en-us-confused.ogg

Word forms

confused more confused most confused

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

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 nonplussed not with it out of it out to lunch punch-drunk spaced out speechless stumped stymied thrown up a tree confounded puzzled perplexed dazed

Related words

confuse confusing confusion complex

Derived words

confuddled confused deputy confused flour beetle confusedly confusedness foncused I'm confused inconfused nipple-confused nonconfused
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