Hypertext Webster Gateway: "confusing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and
voices all confused. --Milton.
2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
self-possession.
Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that
leads melodious days. --Tennyson.
Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.
Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
obscure; distract. See {Abash}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {perplexing},
{puzzling}]
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