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Dismayed vs Confused - What's the difference?

dismayed | confused |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and confused

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while confused is (lb) unable to think clearly or understand.

As a verb confused is

(confuse).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    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