confused
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]confused
- simple past and past participle of confuse
Adjective
[edit]confused (comparative more confused, superlative most confused)
- (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
- (of a person or animal) disoriented
- chaotic, jumbled or muddled
- making no sense; illogical
- embarrassed
Synonyms
[edit]- (unable to think clearly or understand): confounded, puzzled, perplexed, dazed
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[edit]Translations
[edit]unable to think clearly or understand
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disoriented
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chaotic, jumbled or muddled
making no sense; illogical
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embarrassed
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