confused

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

• “obviously bemused by his questions”
• “bewildered and confused”
• “a cloudy and confounded philosopher”
• “just a mixed-up kid”
• “she felt lost on the first day of school”

lacking orderly continuity

• “a confused set of instructions”
• “a confused dream about the end of the world”
• “disconnected fragments of a story”
• “scattered thoughts”

having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

• “I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway”
• “the anesthetic left her completely disoriented”

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• “troops fleeing in broken ranks”
• “a confused mass of papers on the desk”
• “the small disordered room”
• “with everything so upset”

mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

• “the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused”