confused

[US]/kənˈfju:zd/
[UK]/kən'fjuzd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. forvirret; uordnet; forvirret
v. forvirret (fortid)
Word Forms
Past Participleconfused
Past Tenseconfused

Phrases & Collocations

be confused with

blive forvekslet med

Example Sentences

I was confused by all the noise.

Jeg ble forvirret av all støyen.

confused effusiveness with affection.

forvekslet utblåsninger med hengivenhet.

a confused set of instructions.

en forvirrende mengde instruksjoner.

hazy, fluffy thinking that only confused the matter.

disig, mykt tenkning som bare forvirret saken.

if you're confused, join the club!.

hvis du er forvirret, bli med i klubben!

the confused information supplied by authorities.

den forvirrede informasjonen som myndighetene ga.

the sound of a sort of confused hammering and shouting.

lyden av en slags forvirret banking og roping.

he confused introspection with womanish indecision.

han forvekslet indre refleksjon med kvinneaktig usikkerhet.

heavy traffic that confused the novice driver;

tung trafikk som forvirret den nybegynneren.

a confused mass of papers on the floor.

en forvirrende haug med papirer på gulvet.

George paused, momentarily confused.

George stoppet, i et øyeblikk forvirret.

for a moment, Sam was confused; then his expression cleared.

i et øyeblikk var Sam forvirret; så ble uttrykket hans tydeligere.

she was utterly confused about what had just happened.

hun var fullstendig forvirret over hva som hadde nettopp skjedd.

a confused expression crossed her face.

et forvirret uttrykk gikk over hennes ansikt.

interviewing confused old people does take longer.

å intervju forvirrede eldre personer tar lengre tid.

They asked me so many questions that they confused me.

De spurte meg så mange spørsmål at de forvirret meg.

They asked so many questions that they confused me.

De spurte så mange spørsmål at de forvirret meg.

Many people are confused about the new ways of measuring temperature.

Mange mennesker er forvirret over de nye måten å måle temperatur på.

We can evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.

Vi kan finne ut av sannheten fra en masse forvirret bevis.

Real-world Examples

Asteroids are also called minor planets, not to be confused with dwarf planets like Pluto.

Asteroider kalles også for små planeter, og ikke forveksles med dværgplaneter som Pluto.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Those are the meteors, not to be confused with meteoroids or meteorites.

Det er meteorene, og ikke forveksles med meteoroider eller meteoritter.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

As you sit here, confused, let's look up again.

Når du sitter her, forvirret, la oss se opp igjen.

Source: Listening Digest

She seemed very confused and excited, so I left her to sleep.

Hun virket veldig forvirret og opphittet, så jeg la henne være.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

But none of them should be confused with beauty itself.

Men ingen av dem bør forveksles med skjønnheten selv.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Sometimes Klumpke's Palsy gets confused with another condition called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Klumpke's lähmelse kan noen ganger forveksles med en annen tilstand som heter thorakisk utløps syndrom.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

And I think he must be confused.

Og jeg tror han må være forvirret.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

They just were completely confused by it.

De var bare helt forvirret av det.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Sometimes you may be confused with your feelings.

Noen ganger kan du være forvirret av følelsene dine.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Lots of people do get confused by these two vowels.

Mange mennesker blir forvirret av disse to vokalene.

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

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