confusedadj.

Brit.

/kənˈfjuːzd/, U.S.

/kənˈfjuzd/

Etymology: < confuse v. + -ed suffix¹.

I. As a past participle.

1. As past participle this dates back to 14th cent.: see the examples under the verb.

II. As an adjective: disordered or lacking arrangement; blended.

2. Of persons, or the mind: Amazed, perplexed, bewildered, disconcerted, etc.: see confuse v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]

yblenta1225

amazed?c1225

wory?c1225

mingedc1275

willc1300

distracta1340

confounded1362

confuse1362

distraitc1374

whapedc1374

wilsomea1375

poseletc1390

distraught1393

perplexa1425

wildc1440

wiltc1440

dodemusydc1450

mistedc1450

unclearc1475

mazed1493

perplexeda1500

traversablea1500

mazyc1525

entangled1561

muddy?1571

distraughted1572

moidered1587

wondering1592

puzzled1598

plundered1601

distracted1604

uncollected1613

wildered1642

turbid1647

tosticated1650

fuddled1656

pixie-led1659

puzzling1692

bumbazed1720

maffled1820

obfuscated1822

confused1825

muddly1829

mystified1833

maze1842

obfusticatedc1844

head-scratching1849

clueless1862

flustery1862

befogged1868

deurmekaar1871

mosy1887

skewgee1890

buggered-up1893

confusticated1898

smock-ravelled1904

messed-up1913

screwed-up1943

hung up1945

lost1967

gravelled-

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state

confused1825

mixed-up1873

woozy1897

messed-up1913

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. ii. 3 Y sawȝ a sweuen, and Y confusid, or astonyed, in mynde, wote not what I sawȝ.]

1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 513 He was already so confused with age.

1847 R. W. Emerson Napoleon in Wks. (1906) I. 370 A realist terrific to all talkers, and confused truth-obscuring persons.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. In the presence of the confused husband.

a. Characterized by disorderly combination or intermixture; disordered, disorderly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective]

confusec1384

yblent1426

intermellé1487

farraginary1538

puddled1559

confused1576

promiscuous1579

pell-mell1584

ravelleda1586

mingle-mangle1589

rumblingc1598

skimble-skamble1598

huddle1601

plundered1601

promiscual1602

jumbled1611

promiscous1656

bedevilled1755

helter-skelter1785

muddly1829

hugger-mugger1840

wildered1853

pied1870

deurmekaar1871

mixed-up1888

screwed-up1942

snafu1942

scrambled1951

untogether1969

1576 A. Fleming tr. Virgil in Panoplie Epist. 219 It is such a confused and disordered heape.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ix. 5 Confused noise.

1640 Order Ho. Com. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 44 Whosoever shall go forth of the House in a Confused manner, before Mr. Speaker, shall forfeit 10s.

a1678 A. Marvell Flecno Confuseder than the atoms in the sun.

1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. v. 46 Gravesend, is a little confused Town..always full of Seamen.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. 531 The battle..was little more than a confused combat of horse.

b. Natural History. Not arranged in order.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > jumbled

hotchpotch1556

jumbled1611

mishmash1652

shuffled1683

confused1776

rough and tumble1858

jumbly1864

higgledy-piggledy1866

mincemeaty1870

deurmekaar1871

humble-jumbled1940

higgledya1953

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) IV. 25 Bristles straight..unequal, confused, very simple.

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 300 The Confused Moth (Mamestra furva).

†4. Made up of several ingredients mingled together; blended, mixed. Cf. confuse v. 4. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective]

mingedc1275

meddleda1387

melleda1393

blenda1400

entremedly?a1425

yblent1426

commixed?1440

mingleda1475

medleyed1480

mixed1482

intermista1552

intermixed1555

confuse1563

intermingled1586

confused1594

intermeddled1595

blended1621

throughother1626

commingled1648

miscellaneous1698

confluentiala1711

confluent1814

intermixing1815

immixed1855

blent1872

1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iv. 185 And blush of scorne fellowd with that of shame, Forth both at once, mixt and confused came.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vi. 102 I aduise all such as are respectiue of their health, to refraine the vse of all confused sauces.

1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word) in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum Confused or mixt together, confusus.

5. Said of perceptions or notions in which the elements or parts are mixed up and not clearly distinguished; also of utterance, language, the thinker or speaker, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

higheOE

dighela1000

deepc1000

darkOE

starkOE

dusk?c1225

subtle1340

dimc1350

subtilea1393

covert1393

mystica1398

murka1400

cloudyc1400

hard?c1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

diffuse1430

abstractc1450

diffused?1456

exquisitec1460

obnubilous?a1475

obscure?a1475

covered1484

intricate?a1500

nice?a1500

perplexeda1500

difficilea1513

difficult1530

privy1532

smoky1533

secret1535

abstruse?1549

difficul1552

entangled1561

confounded1572

darksome1574

obnubilate1575

enigmatical1576

confuse1577

mysteriousa1586

Delphic1598

obfuscatea1600

enfumed1601

Delphicala1603

obstruse1604

abstracted1605

confused1611

questionable1611

inevident1614

recondite1619

cryptic1620

obfuscated1620

transcendent1624

Delphian1625

oraculous1625

enigmatic1628

recluse1629

abdite1635

undilucidated1635

clouded1641

benighted1647

oblite1650

researched1653

obnubilated1658

obscurative1664

tenebrose1677

hyperbyssal1691

condite1695

diffusive1709

profound1710

tenebricose1730

oracular1749

opaque1761

unenlightening1768

darkling1795

offuscating1798

unrecognizable1817

tough1820

abstrusive1848

obscurant1878

out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adjective] > not discriminated

undistinct1534

promiscuous1570

muddy?1571

confounded1572

confuse1577

undistinguished1598

indistinct1604

indistinguished1608

confused1611

muddied1647

indiscriminate1649

indiscriminated1669

undiscriminated1768

unselect1826

unspecialized1874

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > confused

confounded1572

confuse1577

Babylonish1591

confused1611

1611 Bp. J. Hall Epist. III. iv. vii This awefull and confused apprehension of the Deitie.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxviii. 164 A confused Idea is such an one, as is not sufficiently distinguishable from another, from which it ought to be different.

1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §23. 21 The confused Use of the Word Object.

1862 H. Spencer First Princ. ii. iv. §52 In their confused thoughts, the one was equivalent to the other.

1878 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XIV. 819 The hesitating speech may become confused, although the confused speech sometimes gushes out in a rapid stream.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	confused
释义	confusedadj. Brit. /kənˈfjuːzd/, U.S. /kənˈfjuzd/ Etymology: < confuse v. + -ed suffix¹. I. As a past participle. 1. As past participle this dates back to 14th cent.: see the examples under the verb. II. As an adjective: disordered or lacking arrangement; blended. 2. Of persons, or the mind: Amazed, perplexed, bewildered, disconcerted, etc.: see confuse v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] yblenta1225 amazed?c1225 wory?c1225 mingedc1275 willc1300 distracta1340 confounded1362 confuse1362 distraitc1374 whapedc1374 wilsomea1375 poseletc1390 distraught1393 perplexa1425 wildc1440 wiltc1440 dodemusydc1450 mistedc1450 unclearc1475 mazed1493 perplexeda1500 traversablea1500 mazyc1525 entangled1561 muddy?1571 distraughted1572 moidered1587 wondering1592 puzzled1598 plundered1601 distracted1604 uncollected1613 wildered1642 turbid1647 tosticated1650 fuddled1656 pixie-led1659 puzzling1692 bumbazed1720 maffled1820 obfuscated1822 confused1825 muddly1829 mystified1833 maze1842 obfusticatedc1844 head-scratching1849 clueless1862 flustery1862 befogged1868 deurmekaar1871 mosy1887 skewgee1890 buggered-up1893 confusticated1898 smock-ravelled1904 messed-up1913 screwed-up1943 hung up1945 lost1967 gravelled- the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state confused1825 mixed-up1873 woozy1897 messed-up1913 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. ii. 3 Y sawȝ a sweuen, and Y confusid, or astonyed, in mynde, wote not what I sawȝ.] 1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 513 He was already so confused with age. 1847 R. W. Emerson Napoleon in Wks. (1906) I. 370 A realist terrific to all talkers, and confused truth-obscuring persons. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. In the presence of the confused husband. 3. a. Characterized by disorderly combination or intermixture; disordered, disorderly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] confusec1384 yblent1426 intermellé1487 farraginary1538 puddled1559 confused1576 promiscuous1579 pell-mell1584 ravelleda1586 mingle-mangle1589 rumblingc1598 skimble-skamble1598 huddle1601 plundered1601 promiscual1602 jumbled1611 promiscous1656 bedevilled1755 helter-skelter1785 muddly1829 hugger-mugger1840 wildered1853 pied1870 deurmekaar1871 mixed-up1888 screwed-up1942 snafu1942 scrambled1951 untogether1969 1576 A. Fleming tr. Virgil in Panoplie Epist. 219 It is such a confused and disordered heape. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ix. 5 Confused noise. View more context for this quotation 1640 Order Ho. Com. in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 44 Whosoever shall go forth of the House in a Confused manner, before Mr. Speaker, shall forfeit 10s. a1678 A. Marvell Flecno Confuseder than the atoms in the sun. 1714 J. Macky Journey through Eng. I. v. 46 Gravesend, is a little confused Town..always full of Seamen. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. 531 The battle..was little more than a confused combat of horse. b. Natural History. Not arranged in order. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > jumbled hotchpotch1556 jumbled1611 mishmash1652 shuffled1683 confused1776 rough and tumble1858 jumbly1864 higgledy-piggledy1866 mincemeaty1870 deurmekaar1871 humble-jumbled1940 higgledya1953 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) IV. 25 Bristles straight..unequal, confused, very simple. 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 300 The Confused Moth (Mamestra furva). †4. Made up of several ingredients mingled together; blended, mixed. Cf. confuse v. 4. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] mingedc1275 meddleda1387 melleda1393 blenda1400 entremedly?a1425 yblent1426 commixed?1440 mingleda1475 medleyed1480 mixed1482 intermista1552 intermixed1555 confuse1563 intermingled1586 confused1594 intermeddled1595 blended1621 throughother1626 commingled1648 miscellaneous1698 confluentiala1711 confluent1814 intermixing1815 immixed1855 blent1872 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iv. 185 And blush of scorne fellowd with that of shame, Forth both at once, mixt and confused came. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vi. 102 I aduise all such as are respectiue of their health, to refraine the vse of all confused sauces. 1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word) in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum Confused or mixt together, confusus. 5. Said of perceptions or notions in which the elements or parts are mixed up and not clearly distinguished; also of utterance, language, the thinker or speaker, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adjective] > not discriminated undistinct1534 promiscuous1570 muddy?1571 confounded1572 confuse1577 undistinguished1598 indistinct1604 indistinguished1608 confused1611 muddied1647 indiscriminate1649 indiscriminated1669 undiscriminated1768 unselect1826 unspecialized1874 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > confused confounded1572 confuse1577 Babylonish1591 confused1611 1611 Bp. J. Hall Epist. III. iv. vii This awefull and confused apprehension of the Deitie. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxviii. 164 A confused Idea is such an one, as is not sufficiently distinguishable from another, from which it ought to be different. 1733 G. Berkeley Theory of Vision §23. 21 The confused Use of the Word Object. 1862 H. Spencer First Princ. ii. iv. §52 In their confused thoughts, the one was equivalent to the other. 1878 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XIV. 819 The hesitating speech may become confused, although the confused speech sometimes gushes out in a rapid stream. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576
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