| verb | mistake one thing for another “you are confusing me with the other candidate” |
| verb | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly “These questions confuse even the experts” |
| verb | cause to feel embarrassment “The constant attention of the young man confused her” |
| verb | assemble without order or sense “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence” |
| verb | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred “Her remarks confused the debate” |
| adjective | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment “obviously bemused by his questions” |
| adjective | lacking orderly continuity “a confused set of instructions” |
| adjective | having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity “I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway” |
| adjective | thrown into a state of disarray or confusion “troops fleeing in broken ranks” |
| adjective | mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently “the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused” |
| confusion | noun | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
| befuddlement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| discombobulation | noun | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused |
| disconcertment | noun | anxious embarrassment |
| disconcertion | noun | anxious embarrassment |
| jumble | noun | a confused multitude of things |
| confusedness | noun | a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
| disconnectedness | noun | state of being disconnected |
| disjointedness | noun | lacking order or coherence |
| illogicalness | noun | invalid or incorrect reasoning |