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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confused

/kənˈfjuzd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
con-fused
IPA
/kənˈfjuzd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of confuse

adj

unable to think clearly or understand

adj

disoriented

adj

chaotic, jumbled or muddled

adj

making no sense; illogical

adj

embarrassed

Example Sentences

Etymology

Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈfjuzd/
  • British English: /kənˈfjuːzd/

Inflected Forms

more confused (comparative) most confused (superlative)

Derived Forms

confuddled confusedly confusedness foncused inconfused nonconfused

Phrases

confused deputy confused flour beetle I'm confused nipple-confused

Frequently Paired Words

confuse confusing confusion complex

Synonyms

wooly confounded puzzled perplexed dazed mixed-up addle-pated addled addlepated at a loss at a loss for words at sea

Rhymes With

used refused accused abused unused amused fused bruised infused excused reused misused

Questions

How do you pronounce confused?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfjuzd/.
What does confused mean?
simple past and past participle of confuse
Where does confused come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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