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Confusing

//kənˈfjuːzɪŋ// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

    "Several sections in that book are really confusing."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity wordnet
  2. 2
    causing confusion or disorientation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of confuse form-of, gerund, participle, present

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