confused

con·fused

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adjective

The definition of confused is a person who cannot think clearly, or is something that is jumbled or without order.
1. If you are sitting in a math class and don't understand math at all, this is an example of when you would be described as confused.
2. A jumble of instructions delivered out-of-order and that do not make any sense are an example of confused information.

verb

Confused means you caused someone to feel bewildered or perplexed.
If you gave someone an explanation that made no sense, this is an example of when you confused the person.

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confused

adjective

Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
a. Lacking logical order or sense: a confused set of rules.
b. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers.

Related Forms:

con·fus′ed·ly
adverb

con·fus′ed·ness
noun

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