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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFUSED, pp.
1. Mixed; blended, so that the things or persons mixed cannot be distinguished.
Some cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused. Acts 19.
2. Perplexed by disorder, or want of system; as a confused account.
3. Abashed; put to the blush or to shame; agitated; disconcerted.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. being perplexed or disconcerted <the confused students> b. disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity <the patient became confused> 2. indistinguishable <a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail — Harry Hervey> 3. being disordered or mixed up <a contradictory and often confused story> • confusedly adverb • confusedness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. --Milton. 2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson. Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope. Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do. A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy... Things were happening too quickly and Brian was confused. = bewildered ADJ: oft ADJ about/by n 2. Something that is confused does not have any order or pattern and is difficult to understand. The situation remains confused as both sides claim success. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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