confused

• "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"

Synonyms

• baffledperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; people who are frustrated and perplexed
• befuddledstupefied by alcoholic drink; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; confused and vague
• bemuseddeeply absorbed in thought; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
• bewilderedperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
• confoundedperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
• lostpeople who are destined to die soon; no longer in your possession or control; having lost your bearings; spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; not gained or won; incapable of being recovered or regained; not caught with the senses or the mind; deeply absorbed in thought; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; unable to function
• mazedperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
• mixed-upperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
• at seaperplexed by many conflicting situations or statements

• "a confused set of instructions"
• "a confused dream about the end of the world"
• "disconnected fragments of a story"
• "scattered thoughts"

Synonyms

• disconnected(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; having been divided; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; not plugged in or connected to a power source; lacking orderly continuity
• disjointedlacking orderly continuity; taken apart at the joints; separated at the joint
• disorderedthrown into a state of disarray or confusion; lacking orderly continuity; not arranged in order
• garbledlacking orderly continuity
• illogicallacking in correct logical relation ; lacking orderly continuity
• scatteredoccurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; lacking orderly continuity
• unconnectednot joined or linked together ; not connected by birth or family ; lacking orderly continuity

• "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"

Synonyms

• disorientedhaving lost your bearings; socially disoriented
• lostpeople who are destined to die soon; no longer in your possession or control; having lost your bearings; spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; not gained or won; incapable of being recovered or regained; not caught with the senses or the mind; deeply absorbed in thought; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; unable to function

• "troops fleeing in broken ranks"
• "a confused mass of papers on the desk"
• "the small disordered room"
• "with everything so upset"

Synonyms

• brokenphysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; subdued or brought low in condition or status; (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; tamed or trained to obey; topographically very uneven; imperfectly spoken or written; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; weakened and infirm; destroyed financially; out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); discontinuous; lacking a part or parts
• disorderedthrown into a state of disarray or confusion; lacking orderly continuity; not arranged in order
• upsetdisturb the balance or stability of; cause to lose one's composure ; move deeply; cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; form metals with a swage ; defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; an unhappy and worried mental state; the act of disturbing the mind or body; a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging ; the act of upsetting something; an improbable and unexpected victory; afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; mildly physically distressed; having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

• "unable to think with clarity or act intelligently"
• "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"