Tra từ confused - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

con‧fused S3 /kənˈfjuːzd/ adjective
[Word Family: adverb: confusedly, confusingly; adjective: confused, confusing; verb: confuse; noun: confusion]
[date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French; Origin : confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere; ⇨ confound]
1. unable to understand or think clearly about what someone is saying or what is happening:
　 ▪ I’m totally confused. Could you explain that again?
confused about
　 ▪ If you’re confused about anything, phone me.
　 ▪ All the roads looked the same and he felt thoroughly confused.

2. not clear or not easy to understand:
　 ▪ Witness statements presented a confused picture of the incident.
　 ▪ a lot of confused ideas

—confusedly /-ˈfjuːzədli, -ˈfjuːzɪdli/ adverb
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THESAURUS
▪confused unable to understand what someone is saying or what is happening :
　 ▪ I was rather confused by his question.
　 ▪ She gave me a confused look.
　 ▪ With the huge range of computers on the market, it’s easy to get confused.
　 ▪ She felt hurt and confused when her husband left her.
▪puzzled (also perplexed formal) confused because you cannot understand something, especially because it is different from what you expect :
　 ▪ The doctor was puzzled by the man’s symptoms and ordered several further tests.
　 ▪ He had a puzzled expression on his face.
　 ▪ Ross looked perplexed when the audience laughed.
▪baffled very confused and unable to understand something, even though you have tried hard for a long time :
　 ▪ Detectives admit they are baffled by the case.
　 ▪ a baffled expression
▪bewildered /bɪˈwɪldəd $ -ərd/ very confused and surprised when something unusual and unexpected happens to you :
　 ▪ He was bewildered to find three policemen at the front door.
　 ▪ Bewildered train passengers watched as the man was arrested.
　 ▪ At first she was bewildered by all the noise and activity of the city.
▪bemused /bɪˈmjuːzd/ confused and surprised by what has happened, or by what someone has said :
　 ▪ Local residents seem bemused by the sudden arrival of all the tourists.
　 ▪ She told him to leave, but he just sat there with a bemused expression.
▪can’t think straight spoken to have difficulty thinking clearly, for example because you are too tired, too busy, or because a lot of things are happening around you :
　 ▪ I can’t think straight with all this noise going on.

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
state
▪ But the worst was the confused state of his mind, that was the most wearying thing of all.
▪ When I stopped walking, my temperature dropped below normal, which might explain my confused state.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
color me surprised/confused/embarrassed etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ confused political thinking
▪ Aunt Clara had been so sharp, so witty, but now she is just a sad, confused old woman.
▪ Every time someone tries to explain the Internet to me, I get even more confused.
▪ I'm a little confused - could you explain it again?
▪ Newspaper reports give a rather confused picture of the state of the economy.
▪ Now I'm totally confused. Can you explain that again?
▪ She felt hurt and confused when her husband left her.
▪ The situation in the city centre is getting increasingly confused, and riot police have been told to stand by.
▪ US policy towards China has always seemed mixed and confused.
▪ We're a little confused about what we're supposed to be doing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Alternatively, you can completely rearrange the decor in the tank so that the bully becomes confused.
▪ But their attention was attracted to the sounds which arose in the background - a sort of confused hammering and shouting.
▪ He looked confused and quite alarmed.
▪ It means admitting sometimes that you are confused, frightened, angry and guilty.
▪ No wonder many of us get confused.
▪ When I go back there, my mind grows confused.
▪ Woil looked around him and seemed suddenly confused and unsure of himself.