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单词 confusedly
释义

confused

adjective

con·​fused kən-ˈfyüzd How to pronounce confused (audio)
1
a
: being perplexed or disconcerted
the confused students
b
: disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity
The patient became confused.
2
: indistinguishable
a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail Harry Hervey
3
: being disordered or mixed up
a contradictory and often confused story
confusedly
kən-ˈfyü-zəd-lē How to pronounce confused (audio)
-ˈfyüzd-
adverb
confusedness
kən-ˈfyü-zəd-nəs How to pronounce confused (audio)
-ˈfyüz(d)-
noun

Synonyms

  • chaotic
  • cluttered
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • disheveled
  • dishevelled
  • disordered
  • disorderly
  • higgledy-piggledy
  • hugger-mugger
  • jumbled
  • littered
  • messed
  • messy
  • muddled
  • mussed
  • mussy
  • pell-mell
  • rumpled
  • sloppy
  • topsy-turvy
  • tousled
  • tumbled
  • unkempt
  • untidy
  • upside-down
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Example Sentences

I've never been so confused. We're confused about what to do next. He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.
Recent Examples on the Web Money matters are way more easily confused than usual. Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 And that would be Georgia and Alabama for any Ohio State fans who might still seem confused. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022 In the cute clip, Hampton holds the camera as Cleopatra focuses on the screen on the animated filter, seemingly confused as to where her dog ears and nose came from. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The political relevance to today’s fascist movements and historical denialism is welcome, yet the point of securing Hitler’s remains grows confused. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022 Conflicting and evolving messages can leave a parent both terrified and wildly confused. Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 Lenny told them that witnesses in shock get confused, and people grieve differently. Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 One of the boys’ aunts, whose family lives in the same apartment building, said her children are confused over the sudden disappearance of their favorite cousins. Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 During the exchange that preceded the question about Biden, the 76-year-old congresswoman seemed to become confused. Grayson Quay, The Week, 14 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English — more at confuse

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

confused

adjective

con·​fused kən-ˈfyüzd How to pronounce confused (audio)
: affected with mental confusion

confusedly

adverb

as in agitatedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • agitatedly
  • crazily
  • uncontrollably
  • desperately
  • frantically
  • frenziedly
  • hectically
  • frenetically
  • feverishly
  • haywire
  • wild
  • madly
  • skittishly
  • wildly
  • recklessly
  • amuck
  • heedlessly
  • berserk
  • tumultuously
  • turbulently
  • amok
  • riotously
  • haphazardly
  • aimlessly
  • wantonly
  • chaotically
  • harum-scarum
  • haphazard
  • berserkly
  • pell-mell
  • hotheadedly
  • helter-skelter
  • topsy-turvy
  • hit or miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calmly
  • coolly
  • composedly
  • unconcernedly
  • cooly
  • placidly
  • serenely
  • imperturbably
  • peacefully
  • collectedly
  • mildly
  • passively
  • meekly
  • tamely
  • systematically
  • orderly
  • methodically
  • self-possessedly
  • self-composedly
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