Confused vs Westy - What's the difference?

confused | westy |


As adjectives the difference between confused and westy

is that confused is (lb) unable to think clearly or understand while westy is (obsolete) waste; desert or westy can be (dialectal) dizzy, giddy, confused.

As a verb confused

is (confuse).

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

    westy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) westi, . See (l).

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Waste; desert.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin obscure. Probably from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
    • Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head — Joseph Hall.
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