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confused

Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzd/

The English word “confused” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. unable to think clearly or understand
  2. disoriented
  3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  4. making no sense; illogical
  5. embarrassed

Etymology

Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.

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