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Overpowering vs Confusing - What's the difference?

overpowering | confusing | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between overpowering and confusing

is that overpowering is present participle of lang=en while confusing is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between overpowering and confusing

is that overpowering is that overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming while confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc.

overpowering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.}}

    confusing

    English

    Adjective

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

    Verb

    (head)