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Worried vs Confused - What's the difference?

worried | confused |

As adjectives the difference between worried and confused

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while confused is (lb) unable to think clearly or understand.

As verbs the difference between worried and confused

is that worried is (worry) while confused is (confuse).

worried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
  • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)
  • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

    Anagrams

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    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