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confusing

UK
/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
US
/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/

Translations

confusinggerund / present participle
UK
/kənˈfjuː.zɪŋ/
US
/kənˈfjuː.zɪŋ/
More precise tag for a participial adjective derived from the verb "confuse".
The confusing instructions made it difficult to assemble the furniture.
Les instructions déroutantes ont rendu difficile le montage du meuble.
confusSe dit d’un énoncé, d’un texte ou d’une situation peu clair(e) ou ambigu(e).
The confusing road signs led us in the wrong direction.
Les panneaux routiers confus nous ont conduits dans la mauvaise direction.
Additional translations
ambiguEmployé quand le sens est indécis ou peut prêter à plusieurs interprétations.
Synonyms
bewildering
puzzling
perplexing
baffling
muddled
disorienting
incomprehensible
ambiguous
Antonyms
clear
simple
straightforward
confusingnoun
UK
/kənˈfjʊːzɪŋ/
US
/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/
Used as a gerund meaning 'the act of confusing'; typically uncountable.
The deliberate confusing of the issue angered the audience.
La confusion délibérée de la question a mis le public en colère.
confuseverb

confusing

Gerund

confused
Past Simple
confused
Past Participle
confusing
Gerund
UK
/kənˈfjuːz/
US
/kənˈfjuz/
dérouterRendre quelqu’un incapable de penser clairement ou de comprendre.
The complex instructions confused the students.
Les instructions complexes ont dérouté les étudiants.
confondreEmployer quand on prend une chose pour une autre ou qu’on mélange deux personnes ou objets.
I often confuse the twins because they look so similar.
Je confonds souvent les jumeaux parce qu'ils se ressemblent beaucoup.
embrouillerRendre quelque chose plus compliqué, obscur ou difficile à comprendre.
The new evidence only confused the issue further.
Les nouvelles preuves n'ont fait qu'embrouiller davantage la question.
Synonyms
bewilder
perplex
baffle
muddle
mix up
confound
disorient
flummox
Antonyms
clarify
explain

Definitions

confusinggerund / present participle
Causing bewilderment or perplexity.
The confusing instructions made it difficult to assemble the furniture.
Not easy to understand; unclear or ambiguous.
The confusing road signs led us in the wrong direction.
confusingnoun
The act or process of making something confusing or becoming confused.
The deliberate confusing of the issue angered the audience.
confuseverb
To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.
The complex instructions confused the students.
To mistake one thing for another.
I often confuse the twins because they look so similar.
To make something more complicated, obscure, or harder to understand; muddle.
The new evidence only confused the issue further.
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