confused meaning and definition

CONFUSED adjective

Definition of confused (adjective)

1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
   • "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"
   • synonyms: at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, lost, mazed, mixed-up
2. lacking orderly continuity
   • "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
   • synonyms: disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
3. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
   • "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
   • synonyms: disoriented, lost
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
   • "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
   • synonyms: broken, disordered, upset
5. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
   • "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
   • antonym: clearheaded