confusing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən fyo̅o̅′zing)

From the verb confuse: (⇒ conjugate)
confusing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
confusing adj (unclear, misleading)confuso/a adj
  complicado/a adj
  poco claro loc adj
 Because the textbook was confusing, many students failed the exam.
 Como el libro de texto era confuso, muchos alumnos suspendieron el examen.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
confuse [sb]⇒ vtr (bewilder)confundir⇒ vtr
  desconcertar⇒ vtr
 It confuses me when you give so many instructions all at once.
 Me confundes cuando me das tantas instrucciones a la vez.
confuse [sth/sb] with [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (mistake)confundir con vtr + prep
 I confused Sharon with her mum on the phone last night: she wasn't pleased.
 Confundí a Sharon con su madre al teléfono el otro día y no se lo tomó bien.
confuse [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (mistake)confundir⇒ vtr
 Eddy and Sid are twins, so people often confuse them for one another.
 Eddy y Sid son gemelos, así que a menudo la gente los confunde.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
confuse [sth]⇒ vtr (make unclear) (coloquial)embarullar⇒ vtr
  embrollar⇒ vtr
 The amount of irrelevant details confused the argument.
 La cantidad de detalles irrelevantes embarulló la discusión.
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'confusing' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
baffling - bewildering - blur - confusion - damnedest - jungle - puzzling - topsy-turvy
Spanish:
confundible - confuso - denso - enredoso - nebuloso - enredado - enrevesado - lioso - traposo - vueltero

Collocations: might be confusing to [some, most], can be confusing at [times, first], is confusing for me [why, how], more...

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