confusing

Definition of Confusing in English :

1. confusing

causing confusion or disorientation

Example Sentences:
'a confusing jumble of road signs'
'being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child'

2. confusing, perplexing, puzzling

lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

Example Sentences:
'sent confusing signals to Iraq'
'perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it'
'a puzzling statement'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Confusing

adjective

causing bewilderment; difficult to follow; puzzling

v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.

b. Archaic To cause to feel embarrassment.

2.

a. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another: confused effusiveness with affection.

b. To make more complex or difficult to understand: "The old labels ... confuse debate instead of clarifying it" (Christopher Lasch).

v.intr.

To make something unclear or incomprehensible: a new tax code that only confuses.