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confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
verb
  1. To puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody).

  2. To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

  3. To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

Synonymsflummox, mistake
adjective
  1. Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc

    "Several sections in that book are really confusing."

Synonymsmisleading, mistakable, muddlesome

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