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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment;
- Example: "obviously bemused by his questions"
- Example: "bewildered and confused"
- Example: "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
- Example: "just a mixed-up kid"
- Example: "she felt lost on the first day of school"
[syn: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]

2. lacking orderly continuity;
- Example: "a confused set of instructions"
- Example: "a confused dream about the end of the world"
- Example: "disconnected fragments of a story"
- Example: "scattered thoughts"
[syn: confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected]

3. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity;
- Example: "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"
- Example: "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
[syn: confused, disoriented, lost]

4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;
- Example: "troops fleeing in broken ranks"
- Example: "a confused mass of papers on the desk"
- Example: "the small disordered room"
- Example: "with everything so upset"
[syn: broken, confused, disordered, upset]

5. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently;
- Example: "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Confusing.]
   1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;
      to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
      obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
      [1913 Webster]

            A universal hubbub wild
            Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
                                                  --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
      self-possession.
      [1913 Webster]

            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.

   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
        obscure; distract. See Abash.
        [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

confused \confused\ adj.
   1. same as confounded; as, bewildered and confused.

   Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
        mazed, mixed-up.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. lacking orderly continuity.

   Syn: disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,
        desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,
        unconnected.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. thrown into disorder; as, His workbench held a confused
      assortment of spare engine parts..

   Syn: disordered, in disarray, upset.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   4. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.

   Syn: disoriented, lost.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   5. not marked by fine distinctions. discriminate

   Syn: indiscriminate.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   6. causing bafflement and confusion.

   Syn: bewildering, confusing.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

confused
    adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
           filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
           questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
           confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
           lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled,
           befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
           confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
    2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions";
       "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected
       fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: confused,
       disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled,
       illogical, scattered, unconnected]
    3: 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" [syn: confused, disoriented,
       lost]
    4: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing
       in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk";
       "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn:
       broken, confused, disordered, upset]
    5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act
       intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered
       and confused" [ant: clear-thinking, clearheaded]