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

present participle of confuse

(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand / (of a person or animal) disoriented / chaotic, jumbled or muddled / making no sense; illogical / embarrassed

simple past tense and past participle of confuse

Able to be confused.

A word or phrase that is easily confused with another

A lack of clarity or order. / The state of being confused; misunderstanding. / The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things. / Lack of understanding due to dementia.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confuse

In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.