Confusing
[kən'fjuːzɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; 'sent confusing signals to Iraq'; 'perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it'; 'a puzzling statement' .
(adj.) causing confusion or disorientation; 'a confusing jumble of road signs'; 'being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confuse
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Examples
- He never seems to have made the mistake of confusing democracy with demolatry. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I'll just make them a little confusing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It is confusing because it is still confused at the source. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'll make them very confusing, Catherine said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This was really such a confusing question that Ada looked at me in perfect dismay. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That difficulty is greatly increased in my case by the alarming and confusing events which took place about the period of Lady Glyde's departure. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I have no faith in mixed races, as their genius, if they have any, is apt to be confusing. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But let me go on thinking the facts out, and avoid confusing them with my speculations. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They succeeded in confusing each other to such an extent that I am bound in common gratitude to say, they really amused me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This was naturally confusing, among so many strangers, and cost me some tears, but on the whole it was much better than I had anticipated. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But la robe grise, le chapeau de paille, here surely was a clue--a very confusing one. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The history of the papacy is confusing to the general reader because of the multitude and abundance of the Popes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ve-ry confusing, too. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But not too confusing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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