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                    as in messy
                                                
              
          
                                                      lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness                                       
              
                             the cans were lying in a confused jumble in the basement                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in bewildered
                                                
              
          
                                                      suffering from mental confusion                                       
              
                             she was briefly confused after her fall from the horse                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in puzzled
                                                
              
          
                                                      to throw into a state of mental uncertainty                                       
              
                             the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in complicated
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make (something) unclear to the understanding                                       
              
                             stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in mistook
                                                
              
          
                                                      to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related                                       
              
                             a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in embarrassed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to throw into a state of self-conscious distress                                       
              
                             she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in disrupted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to undo the proper order or arrangement of                                       
              
                             vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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