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adjective

/kənˈfjuːzd/

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confuse verb

Metaphor

1
unable to understand something or think clearly about it
She was starting to feel a bit confused.
confused about:
I'm still a little confused about what happened.
totally/utterly/thoroughly/hopelessly confused:
Polly stared at him, totally confused.
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1. a.
  used for describing someone whose memory or mental powers are starting to fail
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2
complicated and not well organized or explained
Their ideas were a bit confused.
The situation is still fairly confused.
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confusedly

/kənˈfjuːzədli/ adverb

Metaphor: confused

Metaphor

Being confused is like being lost or being in the wrong place or position.

You've lost me. What do you mean?
I was completely at sea: it was all so new to me.
I felt adrift and alone, with no real sense of direction.
I seem to have lost my bearings.
I don't know if I'm coming or going.
I feel like a fish out of water.
You've got it all back to front.

➡ deceive, knowledge, mistake, situation

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