Confusing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈfjuːzɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word confusing
Brit.  |kənˈfjuːzɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word confusing
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to confuse

adjective

- causing confusion or disorientation
a confusing jumble of road signs
being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child
- lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity (syn: perplexing, puzzling)
sent confusing signals to Iraq

Extra examples

It was confusing to listen to the testimony.

You must be confusing me with someone else.

The instructions were really confusing.

It was a very confusing situation.

I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.

The documents were full of confusing officialese.

The movie's ramshackle plot is confusing and not believable.

...the setout of the stations at the polling place was a little confusing...

I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me.

Teachers find the report's terminology so indefinite that it is confusing.

To an outsider, the system seems complex and confusing.

The plot was a little confusing.

Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst.

The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.

Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces

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