confusing

(verb) mistake one thing for another. Synonyms: confuse, confound. Examples: "You are confusing me with the other candidate." "I mistook her for the secretary."

(verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. Synonyms: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate. Examples: "These questions confuse even the experts." "This question completely threw me." "This question befuddled even the teacher."

(verb) cause to feel embarrassment. Synonyms: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off. Example: "The constant attention of the young man confused her."

(verb) assemble without order or sense. Synonyms: jumble, confuse, mix up. Example: "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence."

(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred. Synonyms: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate. Examples: "Her remarks confused the debate." "Their words obnubilate their intentions."

(adj) causing confusion or disorientation. Examples: "A confusing jumble of road signs." "Being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child."

(adj) lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. Synonyms: perplexing, puzzling. Examples: "Sent confusing signals to iraq." "Perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it." "A puzzling statement."