Confused
vverb.cognitionmistake one thing for anotherSynset:confound confuse
Examples:- you are confusing me with the other candidate
- I mistook her for the secretary
Derivationally Related Form:confusion
Hypernyms:misidentify mistake
Inherited Hypernyms:confusemistakeidentifyrecognizeremember
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.cognitionbe confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearlySynset:bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
Examples:- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
Derivationally Related Form:discombobulationbefuddlementconfusion
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:confusebe
Direct Hyponyms:amazebafflebeatbewilderdemoralizedisorientdisorientatedumbfoundflummoxgetgravelmystifynonplusperplexposepuzzlestickstupefyvex
Full Troponyms:beggardefydemoralizedisorienteludeperplexriddlestump
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: bedevil, confound)
vverb.emotioncause to feel embarrassmentSynset:confuse disconcert flurry put off
Examples:- The constant attention of the young man confused her
Derivationally Related Form:disconcertiondisconcertmentconfusion
Hypernyms:abash embarrass
Inherited Hypernyms:confuseembarrassupsetarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:botherdeflectdistractfluster
Full Troponyms:botherdistractflusterruffle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: confuse) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: confuse, put off, disconcert, flurry) | The good news will --- her (apply to: confuse, flurry)
vverb.creationassemble without order or senseSynset:confuse jumble mix up
Examples:- She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Derivationally Related Form:jumbleconfusion
Hypernyms:assemble piece put together set up tack tack together
Inherited Hypernyms:jumbleassemblejoinconnect
Inherited Hypernyms:jumbleassemblemake
Direct Hyponyms:addlemuddlepuddle
Full Troponyms:addle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionmake unclear, indistinct, or blurredSynset:blur confuse obnubilate obscure
Examples:- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:confusechange
Direct Hyponyms:muddy
Full Troponyms:muddy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewildermentSynset:at sea baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:unperplexed
Derivationally Related Form:confusedness
Inherited Hypernyms:baffled
Similar to:perplexed
adj satadj.alllacking orderly continuitySynset:disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected
Examples:- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
Antonyms:coherent
Derivationally Related Form:illogicalnessdisconnectednessdisjointedness
Inherited Hypernyms:confused
Similar to:incoherent
adj satadj.allhaving lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identitySynset:disoriented lost
Examples:- I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
- the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Antonyms:oriented
Derivationally Related Form:confusedness
Inherited Hypernyms:confused
Similar to:unoriented
adj satadj.allthrown into a state of disarray or confusionSynset:broken disordered upset
Examples:- troops fleeing in broken ranks
- a confused mass of papers on the desk
- the small disordered room
- with everything so upset
Antonyms:organized
Inherited Hypernyms:broken
Similar to:disorganised disorganized
adjadj.allmentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligentlyExamples:- the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
Antonyms:clearheaded
Derivationally Related Form:confusedness
Inherited Hypernyms:confused
Similar to:addlebrained addlepated muddleheaded puddingheaded addled befuddled muddled muzzy woolly woolly-headed wooly wooly-minded befogged befuddled clouded dazed stunned stupefied stupid dazzled punch-drunk silly slaphappy spaced-out trancelike
See also:perplexed