confusing

• يصف شيئًا يصعب فهمه أو يسبب الارتباك وعدم اليقين. يُطلق على الكلام أو الموقف الغامض أو غير الواضح الذي يثير الحيرة.

Describes something that is difficult to understand or causes uncertainty.

1. Hard to understandB1formal

   Something that is difficult to understand or makes you feel uncertain.

   مُرْبِك

   • The instructions were confusing and poorly written.
   • His explanation was confusing to everyone in the room.
   • The map was confusing, so we got lost.

   المرادفاتambiguousbafflingbewilderinginexplicablemystifyingperplexingpuzzlingunclear

   الأضدادclearlucidobvioussimplestraightforwardunderstandable

2. Causing uncertaintyB1formal

   Making it difficult to know what is true or correct.

   مُربِك

   • The witness gave a confusing account of the accident.
   • The new rules are confusing for employees.
   • It was a confusing situation with no clear solution.

   المرادفاتambiguousbafflingbewilderingmystifyingperplexingpuzzlingunclear

   الأضدادclearobviousplainstraightforwardunambiguous

• فعل يعني إحداث الالتباس أو الارتباك في ذهن شخص، أو جعله يفقد الفهم الواضح للأمر. ويشمل أيضًا الخلط بين شيئين أو أمرين دون تمييز.

A verb meaning to cause someone to become bewildered or unable to understand something clearly.

1. Cause misunderstandingB1formal

   To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.

   يُشوِّش الفهم

   • The instructions confused many of the students.
   • His explanation only confused me more.
   • Don't confuse the issue with irrelevant details.

   المرادفاتbafflebefuddlebewilderconfoundflummoxmuddlemystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   الأضدادclarifyenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Mistake one thing for anotherB1formal

   To mix up two or more things or people in your mind.

   الخلط بين الأشياء

   • I always confuse the twins with each other.
   • People often confuse Austria with Australia.
   • She confused the dates and arrived a day early.

   المرادفاتconflateconfoundmix upmuddle

   الأضدادdifferentiatediscriminatedistinguish