confused

Adjective

Synonyms: baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up at sea disconnected disjointed disordered

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (5)

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”Synonyms: baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up at sea
lacking orderly continuity“a confused set of instructions”“a confused dream about the end of the world”“disconnected fragments of a story”“scattered thoughts”Synonyms: disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected
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”Synonyms: disoriented lost
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”Synonyms: broken disordered upset
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently“the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]