confused confused

adj

() mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently  ( confused )
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
 the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused

() perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment  ( at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, confounded, lost, mazed, mixed-up, confused, bewildered )
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
 obviously bemused by his questions
obviously bemused by his questions
 bewildered and confused
bewildered and confused
 a cloudy and confounded philosopher
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
 just a mixed-up kid
just a mixed-up kid
 she felt lost on the first day of school
she felt lost on the first day of school

() lacking orderly continuity  ( disconnected, illogical, scattered, unconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, confused )
lacking orderly continuity
 a confused set of instructions
a confused set of instructions
 a confused dream about the end of the world
a confused dream about the end of the world
 disconnected fragments of a story
disconnected fragments of a story
 scattered thoughts
scattered thoughts

() thrown into a state of disarray or confusion  ( broken, upset, confused, disordered )
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
 troops fleeing in broken ranks
troops fleeing in broken ranks
 a confused mass of papers on the desk
a confused mass of papers on the desk
 the small disordered room
the small disordered room
 with everything so upset
with everything so upset

() having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity  ( disoriented, confused, lost )
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
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
 the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
the anesthetic left her completely disoriented