con‧fus‧ing S3 / kənfjuzɪŋ / 形容词

unclear and difficult to understand :

The instructions were really confusing.

It was a very confusing situation.

— confusingly 副词

THESAURUS

confusing unclear and difficult to understand : a confusing message | The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.

puzzling ( also perplexing formal ) confusing, especially because something is different from what you expect : Jan’s decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling. | It was the trivial details which he found so perplexing.

baffling extremely difficult to understand even though you have tried for a long time : Police are close to solving one of Australia’s most baffling murder cases. | The failure was baffling, given the success of his previous businesses.

bewildering very confusing, especially because something is strange or new, or because there are a lot of different things : Brain diseases can cause many bewildering changes in a person’s emotions and behaviour. | There is a bewildering number of mobile phone deals on offer.