confused

CEFRA2

/kənˈfjuːzd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to understand or think clearly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    disoriented

Examples

  • I am confused by your frenzied behaviour.

  • Mr Hashimoto was confused by Ken's question.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. unable to think clearly or understand

  2. chaotic, jumbled or muddled

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of confuse

More examples

In context

  • He was confused about his sexuality.

  • A new survey suggests that most Americans are confused about what counts as a healthy food choice.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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.