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English word

confused

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /kənˈfjuːzd/US /kənˈfjuːzd/
adjective

unable to think clearly or to understand what is happening or what somebody is saying

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED
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She asked where I had learned to speak English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language.

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So far, we are seeing different kinds of reactions to Electroplankton: some test players are confused; they keep looking for their score or their next enemy—but others are hypnotized.

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