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mentally confused
unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
e.g. the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
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lacking orderly continuity
e.g. a confused set of instructions
e.g. a confused dream about the end of the world
e.g. disconnected fragments of a story
e.g. scattered thoughts
Synonym: disconnected disjointed disordered garbled illogical scattered unconnected
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thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
e.g. troops fleeing in broken ranks
e.g. a confused mass of papers on the desk
e.g. the small disordered room
e.g. with everything so upset
Synonym: broken disordered upset
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having lost your bearings
confused as to time or place or personal identity
e.g. I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
e.g. the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Synonym: disoriented lost
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
filled with bewilderment
e.g. obviously bemused by his questions
e.g. bewildered and confused
e.g. a cloudy and confounded philosopher
e.g. just a mixed-up kid
e.g. she felt lost on the first day of school
Synonym: baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded lost mazed mixed-up at sea