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How to pronounce confused in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected


a confused set of instructions.
a confused dream about the end of the world.
Type Words
Synonyms at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, lost, mazed, mixed-up
Derivation confusedness


bewildered and confused.
Type Words
Synonyms broken, disordered, upset


a confused mass of papers on the desk.
Type Words
Synonyms disoriented, lost
Derivation confusedness
Type Words
Derivation confusedness


the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused.

Examples of confused

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A man slowly steps out and seems to be confused that he's back where he started.
From the dailyherald.com
Electronic message board signs aren't to be confused with electronic billboards.
From the news-journalonline.com
He had gone out to get gasoline and become confused and was lost for four hours.
From the kentucky.com
When we looked momentarily confused, she began giggling and said she was joking.
From the delawareonline.com
The launch of the new routes was poorly publicized, leaving passengers confused.
From the time.com
Bizarrely, Williams admitted later that she may have confused the chair umpires.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Star players were injured, and the ones who remained appeared lost and confused.
From the kansas.com
We need Solutions, not confused protesters who want to rebel against everything.
From the economist.com
She had been confused and misled into giving details of our credit card account.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Baffled: 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"
  • Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
  • 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"
  • Broken: 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"
  • Mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
  • (confusedly) in a confused manner; "Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him"
  • "Confused" is a song by Tevin Campbell, released as the seventh single from his debut album T.E.V.I.N. on October 29, 1992.
  • Confusion (from Latin confusu012Do, -u014Dnis, from confundere: "to pour together;" "to mingle together;" "to confuse") is the state of being bewildered or unclear in oneu2019s mind about something.
  • ConFusion is an annual science fiction convention organized by the Stilyagi Air Corps and its parent organization, the Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association. Commonly, it is held the third weekend of January. ...