adj.
Pronunciation: - ' fyüzd
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 a : being perplexed or disconcerted <the confused students> b : disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity <the patient became confused >
2 : INDISTINGUISHABLE <a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail ― Harry Hervey>
3 : being disordered or mixed up <a contradictory and often confused story>
– con · fused · ly \ - ' fyü-z ə d-l ē , - ' fyüzd- \ adverb
– con · fused · ness \ - ' fyü-z ə d-n ə s, - ' fyüz(d)- \ noun