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Confusing vs Troubling - What's the difference?

confusing | troubling |

As adjectives the difference between confusing and troubling

is that confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc while troubling is distressing, worrying.

As verbs the difference between confusing and troubling

is that confusing is while troubling is .

As a noun troubling is

the infliction of trouble or distress.

confusing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
    • Several sections in that book are really confusing .

    Related terms

    * confuse * confused * confusion

    Verb

    (head)

    • troubling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • distressing, worrying

    • Derived terms

    * troublingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The infliction of trouble or distress.
  • * (Donald Friend)
    • Even more important in contributing to a sense of welfare, we both made drawings all the morning, and have laid at rest the troublings of artistic conscience.