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confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/

confusinggerund / present participle

/kənˈfjuː.zɪŋ/

More precise tag for a participial adjective derived from the verb "confuse".

Translations

déroutant

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.

Definitions

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.

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confusingnoun

/kənˈfjʊːzɪŋ/

/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/

Used as a gerund meaning 'the act of confusing'; typically uncountable.

Translations

confusion

The deliberate confusing of the issue angered the audience.

La confusion délibérée de la question a mis le public en colère.

Definitions

The act or process of making something confusing or becoming confused.

The deliberate confusing of the issue angered the audience.

confuseverb

confusing

ing-form

confused

Past Simple

confused

Past Participle

confusing

ing-form

/kənˈfjuːz/

/kənˈfjuz/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

mix up

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