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Striking vs Confusing - What's the difference?

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Striking is a related term of confusing.


As adjectives the difference between striking and confusing

is that striking is making a strong impression while confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc.

As verbs the difference between striking and confusing

is that striking is while confusing is .

As a noun striking

is the act by which something strikes or is struck.

striking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a strong impression.
  • :
  • *
  • *:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking . In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something strikes or is struck.
  • * 2012 , Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
    • We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?

    Anagrams

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    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)