confused

About 16.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of confuse
2. adjective unable to think clearly or understand
3. adjective disoriented
4. adjective chaotic, jumbled or muddled
5. adjective making no sense; illogical
6. adjective embarrassed

Similar words

bewildered befuddled perplexed baffled confounded bemused mixed-up disoriented muddled mazed

Often followed by

with and by about the in as or mass

Word family

confusedly confusedness confusednesses