confused
adjective
1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- bewildered and confused
- a cloudy and confounded philosopher
Similar word(s): perplexed, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, lost, mazed
2. lacking orderly continuity
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
Similar word(s): incoherent, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
3. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
Similar word(s): unoriented, disoriented, lost
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- a confused mass of papers on the desk
Similar word(s): disorganised, disorganized, broken, disordered, upset
5. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
- the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
Similar word(s): addlebrained, addlepated, muddleheaded, puddingheaded, addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, befogged, clouded, dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid, dazzled, trancelike, silly, slaphappy, perplexed
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of confuse