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Confusing
/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).
📖 Definitions of "Confusing"
- 1
To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).
- 2
To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
- 3
To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
- 4
To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
- 1
Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
"Several sections in that book are really confusing."
🔄 Synonyms of "Confusing"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| perplexing | That causes perplexity. |
| unclearverb | Not clearly or explicitly defined. |
| puzzlingnoun | Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing. |
| disorienting | That causes disorientation; confusing. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Confusing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| puzzlingnoun | Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing. |
| perplexing | That causes perplexity. |
| unclearverb | Not clearly or explicitly defined. |
| disorienting | That causes disorientation; confusing. |
| erraticnoun | Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent. |
| garbled | (of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled |
| disoriented | (US) Alternative form of disorientated Having lost one's direction; confused. |
| bewildering | Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available. |
| confoundingnoun | Confusing, bewildering, baffling or perplexing. |
| bafflingnoun | Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering. |
| perplexed | Confused or puzzled. |
| bemused | perplexed and bewildered |
| disorganized | Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic. |
| disorderlynoun | Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray. |
| kafkaesque | Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity. |
| chaoticnoun | Filled with chaos. |
| uncannynoun | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| embarrassingnoun | Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. |
| disconcerting | Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm. |
| embarrassed | Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. |
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