confusing

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  • IPA(key): /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
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Adjective

confusing (comparative more confusing, superlative most confusing)

  1. difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.
    Several sections in that book are really confusing.
    • 2017 May 16, Jacqueline Howard, “‘Healthy’ foods have most of us confused, survey finds”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 21 August 2025:
      The Cleveland Clinic’s Sukol thinks the word “healthy” is confusing and should be replaced with the term “nourishing,” as some processed foods have been marketed as “healthy.”

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confusing

  1. present participle and gerund of confuse
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