confused, adj.
freq. cnt. 13
freq. cnt. 13
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
at sea baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded confused lost mazed mixed-up
sample sentences
"obviously bemused by his questions""bewildered and confused"
"a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
"just a mixed-up kid"
"she felt lost on the first day of school"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
lacking orderly continuity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
confused disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected
sample sentences
"a confused set of instructions""a confused dream about the end of the world"
"disconnected fragments of a story"
"scattered thoughts"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
broken confused disordered upset
sample sentences
"troops fleeing in broken ranks""a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the small disordered room"
"with everything so upset"
semantic pointers
similar to
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
confused disoriented lost
sample sentences
"I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway""the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
confused
sample sentences
"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
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