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confusingdifficult to understand; making someone feel bewildered

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: difficult to understand; making someone feel bewildered

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 이해하기 어려운; 혼란스러운

Korean pronunciation: 컨**퓨**징

Example Sentences

  • The GPS gave such confusing directions that we ended up at a petting zoo instead of the airport.
  • His confusing explanation made quantum physics sound like a cooking recipe gone wrong.
  • The confusing layout of the new shopping mall had customers walking in circles for hours.

confusing

ADJECTIVE

//kənˈfjuːzɪŋ//

difficult to understand; making someone feel bewildered

confusing concept
💡 Concept

difficult to understand; making someone feel bewildered

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootfus
Suffix--ing

Origin

라틴어 'confundere'에서 유래되었으며, '함께 부어서 섞다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 여러 가지 액체를 한꺼번에 섞어서 무엇인지 알 수 없게 만드는 것처럼, 정신을 혼란스럽게 한다는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

amusingusingchoosinglosing
amusing
using
choosing
losing

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The GPS gave such confusing directions that we ended up at a petting zoo instead of the airport.

😄 Fun example

His confusing explanation made quantum physics sound like a cooking recipe gone wrong.

The confusing layout of the new shopping mall had customers walking in circles for hours.

😄 Fun example

It's confusing when your identical twin brothers wear the same clothes every day.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

perplexingbewilderingpuzzlingbafflingmystifying

Antonyms

clearobviousstraightforward

Related

confusionconfuseconfusedclarityunderstand