[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/confused/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / confused # confused adjective (confused, more confused, most confused); verb (confuse, confuses, confused, confusing — "confused" is the past form) «confused» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Not able to understand something or think clearly; not sure what is happening or what to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#m1) 2. Mixed up or unclear: a confused story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#m2) 3. As a verb, mixed up two things, thinking one was the other: I confused the twins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#m3) ### In the lessons In school, it is fine to feel confused; asking a question is the best way to learn ("I'm confused about step 2"). In maths, people are often confused by similar things: area and perimeter, or 0.5 and 5%. In health and safety, sudden confusion in someone, like not knowing where they are after hitting their head, can be a sign of illness or injury — get an adult or call for help. In stories, a confused character shows the reader that things are puzzling. Phrases: "confused about", "get confused", "confused with", "a confused look". ### Examples - I'm confused about how to do long division. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x1) - He looked confused when I spoke French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x2) - Don't get confused between "their" and "there". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x3) - She confused salt with sugar and the cake tasted awful! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x4) - Grandma got confused after she fell, so we called an ambulance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x5) - The new rules confused everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x6) - The puppy looked confused by its reflection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x7) - Ask the teacher if you are confused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x8) - The smith was quite confused; he knew nothing about any funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/#x9) ### Note "Confused" describes the person who doesn't understand; "confusing" describes the thing that causes it: "The question was confusing, so I was confused." Noun: confusion. "Confuse A with B" means think A is B. ## In Jewish tradition In Proverbs and Isaiah, confused describes the mind or speech of a drunk person, muddled and unclear. Priests and prophets reel and totter in judgment because of wine. **Interpretation.** In Sefer Yetzirah, the letters must be kept distinct, since each has its own sound, place and meaning. The prophets warn that leaders who drink cannot judge clearly. ### Examples - Heh or He, H, must not be confused with Cheth, or Heth, Ch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/#x1) - must not be confused with Zain, Z ; and lastly Qoph, Q is very often replaced by K, which is hardly defensible as there is a true K in addition. ' 44. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/#x2) - Later cosmogonists, such as Ovid, represent it as the confused, shapless mass, out of which the universe was formed into a cosmos, or harmonious order. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/#x3) - Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things. (Writings PRO.23.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/#x4) - But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment. (Prophets ISA.28.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/#x5) ### Note "Confused" describes the person who doesn't understand; "confusing" describes the thing that causes it: "The question was confusing, so I was confused." Noun: confusion. "Confuse A with B" means think A is B. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «confused» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confused/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«confused» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confused.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «confused» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confused/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«confused» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/confused.html) on Mova free.