Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Confusing}.]
   1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;
      to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
      obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.

            A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and
            voices all confused.                  --Milton.

   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose
      self-possession.

            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that
            leads melodious days.                 --Tennyson.

            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.

   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;
        obscure; distract. See {Abash}.

Source : WordNet®

confused
     adj 1: 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}]
     2: 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}]
     3: 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}]
     4: 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}]
     5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act
        intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered
        and confused" [ant: {clearheaded}]