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confused

/kənˈfjuzd/ adjective A2
  1. unable to think clearly or understand
  2. disoriented
  3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  4. making no sense; illogical
  5. embarrassed
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He saw as though in a mist, a black figure kneeling and buried in a confused mass of white drapery.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1011 · C1
On the evening of the day on which Valentine had learned of the flight of Eugénie and the arrest of Benedetto,—Villefort having retired as well as Noirtier and d’Avrigny,—her thoughts wandered in a confused maze, alternately reviewing her own situation and the events she had just heard.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 991 · C1
I was only confused for the moment, because I felt that I _should_ be looked at.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 308 · B2
The man seemed confused and undecided.
The Valley of Fear, p. 55 · C1

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