confused \confused\ adj.
   1. same as {confounded}; as, bewildered and confused.

   Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
        mazed, mixed-up.
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   2. lacking orderly continuity.

   Syn: disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,
        desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,
        unconnected.
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   3. thrown into disorder; as, His workbench held a confused
      assortment of spare engine parts..

   Syn: disordered, in disarray, upset.
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   4. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.

   Syn: disoriented, lost.
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   5. not marked by fine distinctions. {discriminate}

   Syn: indiscriminate.
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   6. causing bafflement and confusion.

   Syn: bewildering, confusing.
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Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Confusing}.]
   1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;
      to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
      obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
      
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            A universal hubbub wild
            Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
                                                  --Milton.
      
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   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
      self-possession.
      
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            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.
      
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            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.

   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
        obscure; distract. See {Abash}.
        
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