Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
A life that leads melodious days.
Tennyson.
Confused and sadly she at length replied.
Pope.
Syn. -- To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound; obscure; distract. See Abash.
Con*fus"ed*ly (?), adv. In a confused manner.
Con*fus"ed*ness, n. A state of confusion. Norris.