Confused - Definition

adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "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" [syn: baffled,
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions";
"a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected
fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: confused,
disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled,
illogical, scattered, unconnected]
3: 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"; "the anesthetic left her
completely disoriented" [syn: confused, disoriented,
lost]
4: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing
in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk";
"the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn:
broken, confused, disordered, upset]
5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act
intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered
and confused" [ant: clear-thinking, clearheaded]