confused

confused
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get

He was beginning to get rather confused.

remain
leave sb

He left his audience thoroughly confused.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly, hopelessly

a highly confused picture of a complex situation

completely, horribly, terribly, thoroughly, totally, utterly

‘Why?’ she asked, suddenly horribly confused.

increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
mildly

‘So what is it we have to do?’ Jake asked, looking mildly confused.

clearly, obviously

Dr. Solaris turned to her, obviously confused.

genuinely
equally

He looked at his father, who looked equally confused.

momentarily

George paused, momentarily confused.

PREPOSITION
about

He was very confused about his feelings.

at

The policemen looked a little confused at her question.

by

I'm confused by the whole thing.

Confused is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑frown, ↑look, ↑tangle, ↑thought

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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