confused

adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;

filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his

questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and

confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she

felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled},

{befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {lost},

{mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of

instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the

world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered

thoughts" [syn: {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered},

{garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]

3: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or

personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented

when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left

her completely disoriented" [syn: {disoriented}, {lost}]

4: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops

fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on

the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything

so upset" [syn: {broken}, {disordered}, {upset}]

5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act

intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered

and confused" [ant: {clearheaded}]