confuso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cōnfūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈfu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo
• Hyphenation: con‧fù‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

1. confused
2. muddled (of speech etc.)
3. embarrassed
4. hazy (of memory etc.)

Related terms

• confusamente
• confusionale
• confusione

Participle

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

1. past participle of confondere

Latin

Participle

cōnfūsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cōnfūsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”), from the verb cōnfundō (“pour together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõˈfu.zu/

• Hyphenation: con‧fu‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

1. confused
   • (1899) Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro, chapter 85:

     Tal foi o sentimento confuso com que entrei na loja de louça.

     Such was the confused feeling I entered the china store with.

   Synonyms: perplexo, espantado, confundido

2. confusing
   • (1999) Gregório de Matos, Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo, Crônica do viver baiano seiscentista:

     Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo,

     Oh confusing chaos, horrendous labyrinth,

Derived terms

• confusamente

Related terms

• confundir, confusão, confundível

Further reading

• “confuso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈfuso/ [kõɱˈfu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: con‧fu‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

1. confused

   Synonym: confundido

2. confusing

   Synonyms: intrincado, enredado

Related terms

• confundir
• confusión

 

Further reading

• “confuso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10