confused
Adjective
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Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
Filled with bewilderment (synset 301770645)"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"similar to: perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment -
Lacking orderly continuity (synset 300467212)
"a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"similar to: incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection
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Having lost your bearings;
Confused as to time or place or personal identity (synset 301688793)"I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"similar to: unoriented - not having position or goal definitely set or ascertainedsame as: disoriented, lost -
Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion (synset 301673499)
"troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"similar to: disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
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Mentally confused;
Unable to think with clarity or act intelligently (synset 300437207)"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"also: perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewildermentsimilar to:- addlebrained, addlepated, muddleheaded, puddingheaded - stupid and confused
- addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded - confused and vague; used especially of thinking
- befogged, befuddled - stupefied by alcoholic drink
- clouded - mentally disordered
- dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
- dazzled - stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering
- trancelike - as if in a trance
- punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy - dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- spaced-out - confused or disoriented as if intoxicated through taking a drug
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