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US
/kənˈfjuzd/
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[ UK /kənfjˈuːzd/ ]
[ UK /kənfjˈuːzd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
she felt lost on the first day of school
obviously bemused by his questions
bewildered and confused
just a mixed-up kid -
lacking orderly continuity
a confused set of instructions
a confused dream about the end of the world
scattered thoughts
disconnected fragments of a story -
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
the anesthetic left her completely disoriented -
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused -
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
with everything so upset
the small disordered room
a confused mass of papers on the desk
troops fleeing in broken ranks
How To Use confused In A Sentence
- Either the recession is biting harder than I had realised or a lot of people are confused about the boundaries between fact and fiction.
- Your essay gets a bit confused halfway through when you introduce too many ideas at once.
- (Not to be confused with what we call cookies)To serve Devon, or Cornwall clotted cream would desecrate a good southern biscuit (and be a waste of the cream really, I prefer it on saffron buns)a bit of plain cream, fresh butter, and cane syrup poured over a hot biscuit is ambrosia. Scones, Cream and Jam - a West Country cream tea
- It is therefore unsurprising that such seizures are sometimes confused with panic attacks.
- The Press of Atlantic City interviewed Kuras, who spoke in confused, broken English.
- inconceivability" is used in the sense of relative inconceivability, it is incorrectly used, unless it is qualified in some way; because, if used without qualification, there is danger of its being confused with inconceivability in its absolute sense. A Candid Examination of Theism
- Rest assured that you are not the only one who is confused. Times, Sunday Times
- This applies both to the mentally alert and the mentally confused.
- It's great that she was able to tie up Super Smize's narrative, since half of these girls would have been so confused if they just encountered her in plainclothes without an explanation. Taking the boot off
- Ian Hecht at Marturia. net fires one of the first Terra Insegura reviews into the the blogosphere, and though he has some quibbles (not to be confused with tribbles – although both can multiply rapidly on occasion, tribbles are furrier), in general, he likes it. LeaderPost preview of Follies, avec moi