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Vinony

confused

adjective

  1. (cause to) be confused, baffled, garbled, mistaken for another
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzd/

adj

Etymology: 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.

  1. unable to think clearly or understand

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

  2. disoriented
  3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  4. making no sense; illogical
  5. embarrassed

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. simple past and past participle of confuse