kənˈfju:z v.tr. 1 a
disconcert,
perplex,
bewilder. b
embarrass. 2
mix up in
the mind;
mistake (one
for another). 3
make indistinct (that
point confuses the issue). 4 (as confused adj.) mentally
decrepit. 5 (often as confused adj.)
throw into disorder (a confused
jumble of clothes). øøconfusedly adv. confusing adj. confusingly adv. [19th-c. back-form. f. confused (14th c.) f. OF confus f. L confusus: see confound]