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confusing
con·fuse C0565100 (kən-fyo͞oz′)v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr.1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.b. Archaic To cause to feel embarrassment.2. a. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another: confused effusiveness with affection.b. To make more complex or difficult to understand: "The old labels ... confuse debate instead of clarifying it" (Christopher Lasch).v.intr. To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only confuses.
[Middle English confusen, from Old French confus, perplexed, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundere, to mix together; see confound.]
con·fus′a·ble adj.con·fus′ing·ly adv.confusing (kənˈfjuːzɪŋ) adjcausing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling conˈfusingly advcon•fus•ing (kənˈfyu zɪŋ)
adj. causing or tending to cause confusion. [1840–50] con•fus′ing•ly, adv. con•fus′ing•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | confusing - causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child"disorienting - causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting" | | 2. | confusing - lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"perplexing, puzzlingunclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" |
confusingadjective bewildering, complicated, puzzling, misleading, unclear, baffling, muddling, contradictory, ambiguous, inconsistent, perplexing, clear as mud (informal) The statement they issued was highly confusing.
clear, simple, plain, straightforward, explicit, definite, understandable, uncomplicatedTranslationsIdiomsSeeconfuseconfusing
Synonyms for confusingadj bewilderingSynonyms- bewildering
- complicated
- puzzling
- misleading
- unclear
- baffling
- muddling
- contradictory
- ambiguous
- inconsistent
- perplexing
- clear as mud
Antonyms- clear
- simple
- plain
- straightforward
- explicit
- definite
- understandable
- uncomplicated
Synonyms for confusingadj causing confusion or disorientationRelated Wordsadj lacking clarity of meaningSynonymsRelated Words |