confused : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: confused	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for confused
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confused adj 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" Synonym(s): baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, 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" Synonym(s): confused, 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" Synonym(s): confused, 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" Synonym(s): broken, confused, disordered, upset mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" Antonym(s): clear-thinking, clearheaded
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confuse \Confuse"\, 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}.