mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused'
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; obviously bemused by his questions; bewildered and confused; a cloudy and confounded philosopher; just a mixed-up kid; she felt lost on the first day of school
[ Syn: baffled , befuddled , bemused , bewildered , confounded , lost , mazed , mixed-up , at sea ]
lacking orderly continuity; a confused set of instructions; a confused dream about the end of the world; disconnected fragments of a story; scattered thoughts
[ Syn: disconnected , disjointed , disordered , garbled , illogical , scattered , unconnected ]
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway; the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
[ Syn: disoriented , lost ]
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; troops fleeing in broken ranks; a confused mass of papers on the desk; the small disordered room; with everything so upset
[ Syn: broken , disordered , upset ]