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Confused vs Contused - What's the difference?

confused | contused |

As verbs the difference between confused and contused

is that confused is past tense of confuse while contused is past tense of contuse.

As an adjective confused

is unable to think clearly or understand.

confused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (confuse)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) unable to think clearly or understand
  • (lb) disoriented
  • chaotic, jumbled or muddled
  • making no sense; illogical
  • embarrassed

    • Synonyms

    (checksyns) * puzzled * perplexed

    Related terms

    * confuse * confusing * confusion

    contused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contuse)

    • Anagrams

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    contuse

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
  • * 1869 , St Louis Medical Society, The Medical Archives , vol. III:
    • How many uteruses, vaginas and perineums, suppose you, would we have to contuse and lacerate before we acquired the amount of skill and dexterity to which the gentlemen who advocate the forceps have attained?
  • * 1965 , John Fowles, The Magus :
    • His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused , reddened.
  • * 2008 , Donald Macleod, The Guardian , 2 Nov 2008:
    • This would have to be followed by a calculation of 'reasonable force', knowing that any bruising, scratching or contusing would expose me to a charge of assault.