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, puzzling

1. Mistake one thing for another
   "you are confusing me with the other candidate";
   - confound
    
2. Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
   "These questions confuse even the experts";
   - throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
    
3. Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   "Her remarks confused the debate";
   - blur, obscure, obnubilate
    
4. Cause to feel embarrassment
   "The constant attention of the young man confused her";
   - flurry, disconcert, put off
    
5. Assemble without order or sense
   "She confuses the words when she is supposed to write a sentence";
   - jumble, mix up

See also: disorienting, muddy, unclear

Type of: abash, affect, alter, assemble, bear on, bear upon, change, embarrass, impact, misidentify, mistake, modify, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

Encyclopedia: Confusing