confusedadjective
uk/kənˈfjuːzd/us/kənˈfjuːzd/B1 unable to think clearly or to understand something:
Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is.
I'm a bit confused. Was that her husband or her son she was with?
B2 not clear and therefore difficult to understand:
Your essay gets a bit confused halfway through when you introduce too many ideas at once.
More examples
- He kept contradicting himself when we were arguing - I think he was a little confused.
- She was found wandering in a confused state (of mind).
- I'm a bit confused about the arrangements for tonight - what time are we meeting?
- She was momentarily confused by the foreign road signs.
- The drugs she's taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she's quite lucid.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- doodah
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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Difficult to understand