confusing

confusing
    adj 1: causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble
           of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and
           distressing for a small child"
    2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
       "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who
       knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn:
       {confusing}, {perplexing}, {puzzling}]
    

Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Confusing}.]
   1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;
      to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
      obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
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            A universal hubbub wild
            Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
      self-possession.
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            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.
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            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.

   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
        obscure; distract. See {Abash}.
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confusing \confusing\ adj.
   1. causing mental confusion and perplexity.

   Syn: perplexing, stupefying.
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   2. causing bafflement and confusion; as, he sent confusing
      signals to Iraq.

   Syn: bewildering, confused.
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