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Unclear vs Confusing - What's the difference?

unclear | confusing | Related terms |

Unclear is a related term of confusing.


As adjectives the difference between unclear and confusing

is that unclear is ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation while confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc.

As a verb confusing is

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unclear

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  • Not clearly or explicitly defined.
  • Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

    • Derived terms

    * unclearly , rare

    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)