· 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"

Synonym(s): 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"

Synonym(s): 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"

Synonym(s): 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"

Synonym(s): broken, disordered, upset

· mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

Antonym(s): clearheaded