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confusing
(encz) | confusing,matoucí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Confusing
(gcide) | Confuse \Con*fuse"\, 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.
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A universal hubbub wild
Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
--Milton.
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2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
self-possession.
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Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson.
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Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.
Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
obscure; distract. See Abash.
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confusing
(gcide) | confusing \confusing\ adj.
1. causing mental confusion and perplexity.
Syn: perplexing, stupefying.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. causing bafflement and confusion; as, he sent confusing
signals to Iraq.
Syn: bewildering, confused.
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confusing
(wn) | confusing
adj 1: causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble
of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and
distressing for a small child"
2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
"sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who
knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn:
confusing, perplexing, puzzling] |
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confusingly
(encz) | confusingly,zmateně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Confusing
(gcide) | Confuse \Con*fuse"\, 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.
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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]confusing \confusing\ adj.
1. causing mental confusion and perplexity.
Syn: perplexing, stupefying.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. causing bafflement and confusion; as, he sent confusing
signals to Iraq.
Syn: bewildering, confused.
[WordNet 1.5] |
confusingly
(wn) | confusingly
adv 1: in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was
bewilderingly unclear" [syn: bewilderingly,
confusingly] |
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