confusingly

/kənˈfjuzɪŋɫi/ adv

In a confusing manner.

Word Origin Confuse comes from Latin confundere, literally 'to pour together' — imagine mixing liquids until you can't tell them apart. That's why confusingly means in a way that jumbles things up. The root fus- 'pour' also gives us effusion (pouring out), infusion (pouring in), and profusion (pouring forth).

adv In a confusing manner.

The instructions were written confusingly, leaving everyone unsure what to do.

(副词) 令人困惑地;混乱地

说明书写得令人困惑,让所有人都不确定该怎么做。

(adverbio) confusamente; de manera confusa [De manera confusa.]

Las instrucciones estaban escritas de manera confusa, dejando a todos inseguros sobre qué hacer.

(adverbe) confusément; de manière confuse; de façon embrouillée [De manière confuse, d'une façon qui crée la perplexité.]

Les instructions étaient rédigées **confusingly**, laissant tout le monde incertain quant à la marche à suivre.

(Adverb) verwirrend; irreführend [Auf eine Weise, die Verwirrung stiftet oder schwer verständlich ist.]

Die Anleitung war **confusingly** formuliert, sodass niemand wusste, was zu tun war.

(副詞) 紛らわしく、混乱を招く manner に

その指示は紛らわしく書かれており、誰もが何をすべきか分からなかった。

(advérbio) confusamente; de forma confusa; de modo confuso; embaralhadamente [De maneira confusa.]

As instruções foram escritas de forma confusa, deixando todos inseguros sobre o que fazer.

Word parts: con + fus + ing + ly

Common collocations

be verb in prep of prep call verb rather adv know verb with prep to prep

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