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Definitions for Confusing
[1] causing or tending to cause confusion: a confusing attempt at explanation.
[2] to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me.
[3] to make unclear or indistinct: The rumors and angry charges tended to confuse the issue.
[4] to fail to distinguish between; associate by mistake; confound: to confuse dates; He always confuses the twins.
[5] to disconcert or abash: His candor confused her.
[6] to combine without order; jumble; disorder: Try not to confuse the papers on the desk.
[7] Archaic . to bring to ruin or naught.
[8] causing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling
[9] to bewilder; perplex
[10] to mix up (things, ideas, etc); jumble
[11] to make unclear he confused his talk with irrelevant details
[12] to fail to recognize the difference between; mistake (one thing) for another
[13] to disconcert; embarrass
[14] to cause to become disordered the enemy ranks were confused by gas
Words related to Confusing
perplexing, upsetting, baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, confounding, disconcerting, bewildering, mystifying, unsettling, involved, disorienting
Words nearby Confusing
confucius, confuse, confused, confused elderly, confused flour beetle, confusing, confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, cong
Origin of Confusing
eback formation from confused (since early 19th century), Middle English confused < Anglo-French confus (with -ed -ed2 maintaining participial sense) < Latin confūsus, past participle of confundere; see confound
Other words from Confusing
con·fus·ing·ly , adverb
con·fus·ing·ness , noun
un·con·fus·ing , adjective
con·fus·a·ble , adjective
con·fus·a·bil·i·ty , noun
con·fus·a·bly , adverb
con·fus·ed·ly [kuh n-fyoo -zid-lee, -fyoozd -] /kənˈfyu zɪd li, -ˈfyuzd-/ , adverb
con·fus·ed·ness , noun
pre·con·fuse , verb (used with object), pre·con·fused, pre·con·fus·ing.
pre·con·fus·ed·ly , adverb
re·con·fuse , verb (used with object), re·con·fused, re·con·fus·ing.
su·per·con·fused , adjective
un·con·fus·a·ble , adjective
un·con·fus·a·bly , adverb
un·con·fused , adjective
un·con·fus·ed·ly , adverb
Word origin for Confusing
eC18: back formation from confused, from Latin confūsus mingled together, from confundere to pour together; see confound
Synonyms for Confusing
baffling, bewildering, complex, complicated, confounding, difficult, disconcerting, perplexing, upsetting, befuddling, blurring, disorienting, involved, mystifying, unsettling