confusing

B1
US /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
adj verb Freq #5240

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    causing confusion or disorientation

    a confusing jumble of road signs

  2. 2
    adj

    difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

    Several sections in that book are really confusing.

  3. 3
    adj

    lacking clarity of meaning

  4. 4
    verb

    present participle and gerund of confuse

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · difficult to understand;... bafflingbefuddlingbemusingbewilderingcattywampusclear as mudcomplicatedconfoundingconfusingconfuzzlingdisorderedflabbergasting
3 adj · lacking clarity of meaning perplexingpuzzling
Opposites
judiciousobvioussensible

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