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adjectivecausing or tending to cause confusion: a confusing attempt at explanation. Origin of confusingFirst recorded in 1840–50; confuse + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM confusingcon·fus·ing·ly, adverbcon·fus·ing·ness, nounun·con·fus·ing, adjectiveWords nearby confusingconfusable, confuse, confused, confused elderly, confused flour beetle, confusing, confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, Cong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confusingThe confusing thing, however, is Lopez has never been hotter. The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST That this kind of episode was The Newsroom finale was…confusing. 'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST We might as well begin with the most confusing and, frankly, suspect person in all of Serial. The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Taylor Swift: Aerobicized The 1980s were a confusing time for America. Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Kids (Again), Taylor Swift’s 1989 Aerobics, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On top of inciting violence that led to the death of a 16-year-old boy, it was confusing to residents. Meet the Liberian Girls Beating Ebola|Abby Haglage|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The reader must guess at the true motive, as Blue-books do but fulfil their mission in confusing the truth. By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche The web becomes richer, the pattern more intricate and confusing, but the line of fate neither breaks nor falters, to the end. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers. It makes use of confusing replies and strange resources to conceal the truth. Life of Chopin|Franz Liszt This reversal of emphasis is confusing to the immigrant parents. New Homes for Old|Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
British Dictionary definitions for confusing
adjectivecausing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling Derived forms of confusingconfusingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to confusingperplexing, upsetting, baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, confounding, disconcerting, bewildering, mystifying, unsettling, involved, blurring, disorienting, befuddling |