Origin: 1300-1400 Old French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere to pour together, confuse
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►get ... confused
Every time someone tries to explain the game to me, I get more confused.
1 unable to understand clearly what someone is saying or what is happening: Now I’m totally confused. Can you say that again?confused about We’re confused about what we’re supposed to be doing. Every time someone tries to explain the game to me, I get more confused.2not clear, or not easy to understand: a lot of confused ideas confused political thinking3unable to remember things or think clearly: a confused old man [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere to pour together, confuse]—confusedly /kənˈfyuzɪdli/ adverb