confusing
Meaning of confusing
- bewildering or perplexing.
up on the sidewalks, New York was a confusing bedlam of sights and sounds
- make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.
past and present blurred together, confusing her still further
Middle English (in the sense ‘rout, bring to ruin’): from Old French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere ‘mingle together’ (see confound). Originally all senses of the verb were passive, and therefore appeared only as the past participle confused ; the active voice occurred rarely until the 19th century when it began to replace confound .
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Hyphenation of confusing
con-fus-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- confusing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
confusing synonyms
Meaning perplexing:
Meaning cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused:
Meaning totally bewilder or perplex:
Meaning utterly bewilder or perplex (someone):
Meaning puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone):
Meaning make (someone) feel completely baffled:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something:
Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:
Meaning make confused:
Meaning surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:
Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:
Meaning disconcert; confuse:
Meaning perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder:
Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):
Meaning confuse, confound, or perplex (someone):
Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):
Meaning (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle:
Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:
Meaning baffle or deceive (someone):
Meaning baffle (someone) completely:
Meaning bewilder or puzzle:
Meaning overawe or intimidate (someone):
Meaning cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray:
Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:
Meaning be dazed and confused:
Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:
Meaning present or constitute (a problem or danger):
Meaning make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible:
Meaning confusing or perplexing:
Meaning impossible to understand; perplexing:
Meaning not easy to see, hear, or understand:
Meaning utterly bewildering or perplexing:
Meaning difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify:
Meaning causing one to feel unsettled:
Meaning open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning:
Meaning giving the wrong idea or impression:
Meaning not staying the same throughout:
Meaning mutually opposed or inconsistent:
Meaning unable to be explained:
Meaning unable to be explained or accounted for:
Meaning impossible to pass through or enter:
Meaning incapable of being fully explored or understood:
Meaning make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another:
Meaning consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate:
Meaning difficult to understand; complicated:
Meaning very complicated or detailed:
Meaning (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow:
Meaning (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting:
Meaning relating to Byzantium (now Istanbul), the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox Church:
confusing antonyms
Meaning give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation:
Meaning remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from:
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