Confusing: meaning, definitions and examples

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confusing

 

[ kษ™nหˆfjuหzษชล‹ ]

Adjective
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling or situation

Causing bewilderment or perplexity; difficult to follow or understand.

Synonyms

baffling, bewildering, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling

Examples of usage

  • It can be confusing to know which one to choose.
  • His directions were confusing and we got lost.
  • The instructions were so confusing that I gave up trying to follow them.

Translations

Translations of the word "confusing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น confuso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคฒเคเคจ เคญเคฐเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verwirrend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ membingungkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะฟะปัƒั‚ะฐะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dezorientujฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆททไนฑใ•ใ›ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท confus

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ confuso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kafa karฤฑลŸtฤฑrฤฑcฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ˜ผ๋ž€์Šค๋Ÿฌ์šด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฑุจูƒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ matoucรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mรคtรบci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไปคไบบๅ›ฐๆƒ‘็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zmedeno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ruglingslegt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะฐั‚ะฐัั‚ั‹ั€ะฐั‚ั‹ะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒœแƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงaลŸdฤฑrฤฑcฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ confuso

Etymology

The word 'confusing' is derived from the verb 'confuse' which comes from the Latin word 'confundere', meaning 'to mix, mingle, or pour together'. The concept of confusion has been present in human experiences for centuries, as people have struggled to make sense of complex or contradictory information. The adjective 'confusing' is commonly used in everyday language to describe situations or information that is difficult to understand or follow.

See also: confused, confusedly, confusingly, confusion.

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