confuso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cōnfūsus.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uzo

Adjective

confuso (feminine singular confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. confused
  2. muddled (of speech etc)
  3. embarrassed
  4. hazy (of memory etc)

Verb

confuso m (feminine singular confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. past participle of confondere

Latin

Participle

cōnfūsō

  1. dative masculine singular of cōnfūsus
  2. dative neuter singular of cōnfūsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of cōnfūsus
  4. ablative neuter plural of cōnfūsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”) (probably a borrowing), from the verb cōnfundō (“pour together”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

confuso m (feminine singular confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas, comparable)

  1. confused
    • (1899) Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro, chapter 85:
      Tal foi o sentimento confuso com que entrei na loja de louça.
      Such was the confused feeling I entered the china store with.
  2. confusing
    • (1999) Gregório de Matos, Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo, Crônica do viver baiano seiscentista:
      Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo,
      Oh confusing chaos, horrendous labyrinth,

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (“mixed, mingled”).

Adjective

confuso (feminine singular confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

  1. confused
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