become confused
Frequency: 7.518.4 per million words
To transition into a state of confusion, often used in more formal contexts.
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- The elderly patient often became confused about the time of day.
- When instructions are too complex, people quickly become confused.
- The jury has become confused by the contradictory evidence presented.
- As the lecturer delved deeper into the theory, I started to become confused.
- If you don't follow the map, you will become confused in the old city's narrow streets.
- He would become confused whenever his daily routine was disrupted.
- It is easy to become confused by all the different rules and regulations.
- The student became increasingly confused as the math problem grew more complex.
- The plot is so fragmented that a reader may become confused.
- After listening to both sides, she became confused about who was telling the truth.