Confused vs. Disoriented — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Confused and Disoriented
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Confused
Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
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Disoriented
To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation.
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Confused
Lacking logical order or sense
A confused set of rules.
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Disoriented
Simple past tense and past participle of disorient
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Confused
Chaotic; jumbled
A confused mass of papers.
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Disoriented
Having lost one's direction; confused.
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Confused
Simple past tense and past participle of confuse
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Disoriented
Having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.
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Confused
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
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Disoriented
Socially disoriented; withdrawn from social interactions.
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Confused
(of a person or animal) disoriented
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Disoriented
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity;
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
The anesthetic left her completely disoriented
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Confused
Chaotic, jumbled or muddled
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Disoriented
Socially disoriented;
Anomic loners musing over their fate
We live in an age of rootless alienated people
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Confused
Making no sense; illogical
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Confused
Embarrassed
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Confused
Same as confounded; as, bewildered and confused.
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Confused
Lacking orderly continuity.
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Confused
Thrown into disorder; as, His workbench held a confused assortment of spare engine parts..
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Confused
Having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.
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Confused
Not marked by fine distinctions.
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Confused
Causing bafflement and confusion.
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Confused
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment;
Obviously bemused by his questions
Bewildered and confused
A cloudy and confounded philosopher
Just a mixed-up kid
She felt lost on the first day of school
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Confused
Lacking orderly continuity;
A confused set of instructions
A confused dream about the end of the world
Disconnected fragments of a story
Scattered thoughts
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Confused
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity;
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
The anesthetic left her completely disoriented
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Confused
Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;
Troops fleeing in broken ranks
A confused mass of papers on the desk
The small disordered room
With everything so upset
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Confused
Mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently;
The flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
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