Confus

n. Capability of being confused. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being confused. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of confundere. See Confound. ] Mixed; confounded. [ Obs. ] Baret. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Confused p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing. ] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision. [ 1913 Webster ]

A universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
A life that leads melodious days. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Confused and sadly she at length replied. Pope.

Syn. -- To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as confounded; as, bewildered and confused.
Syn. -- at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, mazed, mixed-up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. lacking orderly continuity.
Syn. -- disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered, unconnected. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. thrown into disorder; as, His workbench held a confused assortment of spare engine parts..
Syn. -- disordered, in disarray, upset. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.
Syn. -- disoriented, lost. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. not marked by fine distinctions. discriminate
Syn. -- indiscriminate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

6. causing bafflement and confusion.
Syn. -- bewildering, confusing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a confused manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of confusion. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Confusedly; obscurely. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]