Definição e significado de confused

confuse (v. trans.)

1.cause to lose one's composure

2.mistake one thing for another"you are confusing me with the other candidate" "I mistook her for the secretary"

3.make unclear, indistinct, or blurred"Her remarks confused the debate" "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

4.make unclear or incomprehensible"The new tax return forms only confuse"

5.be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly"These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher"

6.assemble without order or sense"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

7.cause to feel embarrassment"The constant attention of the young man confused her"

confused (adj.)

1.disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock"retrieved his named from her jolted memory" "the accident left her badly shaken"

2.in disarray; extremely disorderly"her clothing was disheveled" "powder-smeared and frowzled" "a rumpled unmade bed" "a bed with tousled sheets" "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly" - Al Spiers

3.full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment"perplexed language" "perplexed state of the world"

4.mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

5.lacking orderly continuity"a confused set of instructions" "a confused dream about the end of the world" "disconnected fragments of a story" "scattered thoughts"

6.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"

7.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"

8.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..."

9.confused and vague; used especially of thinking"muddleheaded ideas" "your addled little brain" "woolly thinking" "woolly-headed ideas"