Expressing CONFUSION - What is confusion? / Learn English with Misterduncan

They say that life can be confusing.

Sometimes things happen that make no sense.

An event or situation that leaves you feeling confused can be described as confusing.

A confusing situation. A confusing moment.

Something that leaves you  feeling bewildered is confusing.

Quite often this feeling  comes from a moment of not 

understanding what is happening around you.

We can describe the moment  as a state of confusion.

Perhaps you don’t understand what a person is trying to explain to you.

This is also a moment of confusion.

There are many ways of expressing this feeling.

You are confused.

You are bewildered.

You are puzzled.

We can also use the word ‘confuse’ when mixing two things with each other.

That is to say you mistake one thing for another.

Perhaps you meet a person in the street and you think you know who they are,

but in fact you are confusing  them with someone else.

You miss-identify that person.

You mistake that person for someone else.

We can describe this moment as ‘confusion’.

You have confused one person with another.

So it is possible to use the word confusion as a way of describing a mistake made

when identifying something.

A certain piece of information that is given out but is hard to understand

might be described as being confusing.

You don’t understand what is being said,

hence the feeling of confusion will arise.

Not knowing what something is, or misunderstanding something is confusion.

You might wake up in the  morning in a confused state 

because it is taking a long  time for you to become alert.

The feeling of tiredness can  make you drowsy and confused.

Another good word we can use is disorientate.

If you lose your direction, we can say you have become confused as to where you are

and where you should be going.

You have become disorientated.

When learning a new subject, you might find yourself feeling confused from time to time.

Of course, this is a normal thing to feel.

Confusion whilst learning something new is nothing to worry about,

as it can happen any time.

Even whilst learning English.