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Groggy vs Confused - What's the difference?

groggy | confused |

As adjectives the difference between groggy and confused

is that groggy is slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc while confused is unable to think clearly or understand.

As a verb confused is

past tense of confuse.

groggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
    • The medicine made him groggy and irritable.

    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