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CONFOUND - CONSIDERED
CONFOUND - nouns
• STUMP an attempt to puzzle or confound ...Bk1904 sl.
confound - verbs
• ABAVE † to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded ...1303
• ABOB †* to astonish, to confound ...c1330
• ASTONY to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement ...1340 arch.
• AWHAPE † to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly ...c1300
• BEAT ONE'S TIME to confound one ...1869 Amer. sl.
• BEDAFF to confound or stupefy ...19C Eng. dial.
• BEDUNDER to stupefy, to confound ...19C Sc.
• BLIND to confound or stump someone; to fool ...1916 Amer. college usage
• BOMBASS to confound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOMBAZE to confound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• DABBER to confound or stupefy one, by talking so rapidly that one cannot understand what is said ...1825 Sc.
• DABBLE to confound or stupefy with talk ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FLABBERDEGASKY † to astonish greatly; to confound, to flabbergast ...1822 nonce word
• GRAVEL to confound, to confuse
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• MOMMUX to confuse; to confound ...1867 Amer. sl.
• MOMMUX UP to confuse; to confound ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PLAY HORSE WITH to confuse; to confound; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily ...1900 US sl.
• PUT THE STUNNERS ON to perplex, to confound, to astonish ...Bk1904 sl.
• SPIFLICATE to deal with in such a way as to confound or overcome completely; to astonish, to mystify, to surprise ...1785 humorous or colloq.
• STUMP to challenge, to defy, to puzzle, or confound ...1837 sl.
• TAIGLE to confound or get the better of in an argument; to quiz; to bamboozle, to outsmart; to perplex ...1874 Sc.
• TO-SPILL † to confound, to ruin utterly ...a1300
• WRIXLE † to alter, to change; to confound ...c1400.
confound - phrases
• YOU PALL ME you confound me ...M19 sl.
CONFOUNDED - adjectives
• ABASIT abashed, confounded ...1845 Sc.
• BEDAFTED bewildered, confounded, stupefied ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPPED † utterly confounded; bewildered, amazed, astonished ...c1320
• BEWHIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLAMED confounded ...1840
• BLUTTERBUNGED confounded, overcome by surprise ...1890 Eng. dial.
• CHAWSWIZZLED bamboozled, confounded ...1905 Amer. dial.
• DAGONED dashed, confounded ...1889 Sc.
• DAXED damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIZZY damned, confounded ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DUMBFOOZLED puzzled, confounded ...1825
• OBFUSTICATED confounded or confused ...1834 Amer. sl.
• UP A STUMP confounded ...Bk1904 sl.
confounded - verbs
• BE STUCK IN A DAR † to be astonished or confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
CONFOUNDEDLY - adverbs
• BLAMED confoundedly, excessively ...1845
CONFRONT - verbs
• BASE to disparage or ridicule; to confront someone ...1970 Amer. Black usage
• BONE OUT to back down from a confrontation; to run away from danger ...1993 US sl.
• DARE UP TO to confront ...1986 Amer. dial.
• FRONT to face boldly, to confront, to oppose ...L16 arch.
• GET IN SOMEONE'S FACE to confront, to provoke ...1950s sl.
• GET UP IN SOMEONE'S FACE to argue; to confront face-to-face ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
• MEET IN THE FACE to confront directly ...c1430
• OPPOSE † to confront with objections or hard questions; to examine, to interrogate, to question ...c1386
• TACK UP to approach someone in a confrontational manner ...2000s US prison sl.
• TAKE to confront, to attack ...1920s sl.
CONFRONTATION - nouns
• FACE-OFF a confrontation, esp. one before action ...1896 Amer. sl.
• GO-AROUND a confrontation or argument ...M20 colloq.
• SMACKDOWN a bitter contest or confrontation ...US colloq.
CONFRONTATIONAL - adjectives
• IN-YOUR-FACE aggressively challenging; confrontational; defiant; disrespectful; disdainful; provocative; unashamed ...1978 Amer. sl.
confrontational - phrases
• IN SOMEONE'S BUSINESS in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another ...1950s sl., orig. US
• IN SOMEONE'S FACE in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
CONFUSE - verbs
• ADDLE to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive ...c1712
• AMPLUSH to place at a disadvantage; to reduce to a dilemma, to confuse in argument ...1848 Sc. & Ireland
• ANGLE UP to confuse or be confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• BABELIZE to bring to confusion ...1600
• BALAHACK to confuse, to blunder ...L19 US sl.
• BALLS UP to confuse; to mess up ...20C sl.
• BALL-UP to confuse; to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BALLYHACK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BAMBAZE to confuse, to puzzle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAMBLUSTERATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass ...19C sl.
• BAMBOODLE to deceive, to confuse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BAMBOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...1712
• BAMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to confuse ...1842 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAMFUZZLE to deceive, to confuse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BARBULYE to confuse, to muddle, to disorder ...c1572 Sc. arch.
• BARBULYIE to confuse, to trouble ...1790 Sc.
• BATSHIT to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information ...1960s US sl.
• BEDOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...19C Amer. sl.
• BEFOG to obscure, to confuse ...1603
• BEMIST to confuse the senses of; to bewilder; to puzzle ...1627
• BEMUD to confuse, to muddle ...1599
• BEMUDDLE to confuse or muddle completely ...1862
• BEPUZZLE * to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1599
• BEWOTTLE to confuse or render light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUFF to confuse, to mislead or deter by a show of confidence or superiority; to fob off ...L18
• BOFFLE to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOLLYHOCK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BRANGLE to entangle, to confuse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFFALO to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLE to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUNGFUNGER to startle, to confuse ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CABOBBLE to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CADDLE to confuse, to throw into disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFUFFLE to confuse someone or something ...1965 Barbados sl.
• CONFUBUSCATE to confuse, perplex, astonish ...1880 sl.
• DAFFLE to confuse, to deafen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• DAMMER to astonish, to astound, to confuse ...1897 Sc.
• DASH to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance ...c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DATTER to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DAWSEL to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DAWZLE to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DECOMBOBLATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBBERATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1838 US sl.
• DISCOMBOBBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1840 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBOLATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBRACATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1834 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBULATE. to confuse, to bewilder ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DISCOMBOOBELATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOMERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBULATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCONBOBBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DORSLE to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DOZZLE † to render stupid; to stupefy, to confuse ...a1670 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRUMBLE to disturb, trouble, confuse ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
• EMBERLUCOCK †* to bewilder, to confuse ...1653
• EMBLUSTRICATE † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...a1693
• FERHOODLE to confuse, to perplex ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX, FLUMMUX to fool, to confuse, to overcome by trickery; to bewilder ...1837 sl.
• FOG to confuse or become confused
• FUCK to confuse ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK SOMEONE'S MIND to badger and confuse someone into behaviour or a particular manner of thinking ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK UP to ruin; to mess up; to confuse ...20C US sl.
• FUZZLE † to intoxicate, to make drunk; to confuse, to muddle ...1621
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GALLY to confuse with noise ...1869 Eng. dial.
• GARBOIL † to confuse, agitate, disturb ...1572
• GRAVEL to confound, to confuse
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IMPLICATE † to entangle mentally, to confuse ...1625
• JABBLE to confuse, to jumble; to befuddle ...1901 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• JARGOGLE † to confuse, to jumble ...1692
• JAZZ UP to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch ...1917 Amer. sl.
• MABBLE to confuse, mix, throw into disorder ...1821 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE † to puzzle, to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGEEGLE to confuse, to bewilder ...20C Irish sl.
• MAKE HAY to make confusion, to confuse ...1703
• MAMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MAR † to confuse, to bewilder; to perplex, to trouble; to grieve, to distress ...a1300
• MARTYR to bungle, to mismanage, to confuse, to spoil; to work in a dirty and clumsy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MASKER † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE to confuse; to make a medley of; to mix up; to jumble together ...1549
• MIZZLE to confuse, to muddle ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MOMMIX to mix, to confuse ...1906 Amer. dial.
• MOMMUX to confuse; to confound ...1867 Amer. sl.
• MOMMUX UP to confuse; to confound ...1913 Amer. sl.
• MOMOX to botch, to mess up, to confuse ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MOPPLE to confuse, to puzzle ...1869 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK to make a mess of, to spoil, to confuse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUE to embarrass; to annoy; to confuse ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PLAY HORSE WITH to confuse; to confound; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily ...1900 US sl.
• RABBLE to speak confusedly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE to confuse, perplex ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to confuse; to bewilder ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAVEL to confuse, to render incapable of coherent thought, to perplex ...1866 Sc.
• RUN A GAME ON to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce, to confuse, to obtain money by trickery ...1960s US Black sl.
• SAND to nonplus, to surprise and confuse someone ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SNOW to confuse with a deluge of smooth, if insincere talk ...1940s US sl.
• SNOW UNDER to confuse with a deluge of smooth, if insincere talk ...1940s US sl.
• TAIGLE to tangle, to confuse, to entangle, to muddle ...1898 Sc.
• TAIVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAKE A FEATHER OUT OF to confuse, to surprise, to astonish ...20C Irish sl.
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
• TAVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAZZLE to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEVEL to confuse; to put into a disorderly state ...1828 Sc.
• THROW to confuse, to bewilder ...1844 sl., orig. US
• ZAGGLE to confuse, especially by contradictory assertions ...B1900 Eng. dial.
CONFUSED, CONFUSION - adjectives
• ABROAD in error, confused ...19C sl.
• ADASED † stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled ...a1500
• ADDLE muddled, confused ...1612
• ADDLE-BRAINED confused, muddled, stupid ...1866
• ADDLED confused, muddled ...1732
• ADDLED AS AN EGG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADDLE-HEADED confused, muddled, stupid ...a1670
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• ADRIFT bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAMORT bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL-ABOUT in a state of confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• ALL BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN A LUMP LIKE A DOG'S BREAKFAST disorderly, confused ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALL MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OF A DOODAH upset, nervous, confused ...1900s sl.
• ALL ON END in confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OVERISH feeling confused or abashed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER THE BALLPARK very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE LOT very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE MAP very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP confused, in disarray; everywhere ...1874 UK sl.
• ALL TO BUGGERY bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL TO COCK bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1948 UK sl.
• ANGLED UP confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• ARSEHOLES TO BREAKFAST TIME upside down; utterly confused; most unsatisfactory ...L19 sl.
• ASS-BACKWARDS confused; mixed up ...1896
• ASSED UP confused; mixed up; disorderly ...1932 Amer. dial.
• AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• AT SIX AND SEVEN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• ATSY confused ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BABEL confused, turbulent ...M17
• BABELISH † noisily confused ...1605
• BACK-ASSWARD(S) confused, muddled, backwards ...1940s US sl.
• BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME very unsatisfactory, totally confused, chaotic ...1900s US sl.
• BAISED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAMBAZED puzzled, confused ...1849 Sc.
• BAMBLUSTERCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BASKETED abandoned, ignored, misunderstood, confused ...L18 sl.
• BATTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BE-ADDLED confused, mixed up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BE-ATTLED confused, mixed up ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEDLAMISTIC disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BERANTLED confused, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLOWED confused, mixed up ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBERED confused, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOFFLED baffled, confused, rendered stupid ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BOLLIXED UP mixed up, confused, disorderly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BOTHERED UP apprehensive; agitated; confused; mixed up ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUFFALOED very much surprised, confused, stumped ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOODLED confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOOZLED bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUDDLED confused, mixed up ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BURBLE-HEADED stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
• CABOBBLED confused, puzzled, perplexed ...1880 Eng. dial. & nautical sl.
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CLATCHY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLATTY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COBWEBBED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFLOGISTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLUMMOXED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKSCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUMPUFFLED confused, bewildered ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DABBERED confused, 'stumped' ...1825 Sc.
• DAUSEY-HEADED giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DINGED concussed, in a confused mental state (pronounced with a hard 'g') ...1970 UK sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMFUDDLED very much bewildered, or shaken; confused, disconcerted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB-FOGGED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOUNDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAST AND WEST disorderly, confused ...20C US sl.
• EUCHRED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FARBLONDJET confused, lost, astray ...20C US sl.
• FARBLONJET lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARCHADET confused; befuddled (pronounced 'far-chah-det', rhymes with 'car got it') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARMISHT confused, jumbled, mixed up ...1982 Amer. Yiddish
• FARRAGINARY †* confused, miscellaneous ...1538
• FARRAGINOUS miscellaneous, indiscriminate, confused ...1615
• FAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FERDUTZT bewildered, nonplussed, confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FERSCHIMMELT confused, mixed up ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUFFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMOXED confused, let down, outwitted ...M19 sl.
• FLUMMOXED UP confused, let down, outwitted ...M19 sl.
• FLUSTERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY obscure or confused; bewildered; perplexed; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY IN THE UPPER STORY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAZZLED confused ...1883 US sl.
• FROM MARS remarkably eccentric; also, very confused ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FUBB 'fucked-up beyond belief'; pert. to an inconceivably confused person, object, or situation ...M20 US sl.
• FUCKED temporarily confused or seriously mentally disturbed ...M20 US sl.
• FUCKED-UP temporarily confused or seriously mentally disturbed ...M20 US sl.
• FUDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken ...20C US sl.
• FUZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAGA confused, disoriented ....1930s sl.
• GALLIED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOFED-UP mentally confused; disoriented ...M20 US sl.
• GOOFY disoriented, confused ...1910s sl.
• GROGGY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HACKED angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired...1936 Amer. sl.
• HACKED OFF very angry, irritated, confused; annoyed and disappointed ...1892 sl., orig. US
• HACKED UP angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired...1984 Amer. sl.
• HAFFLING AND SHAFFLING confused, prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVELLED UP confused, mixed up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE confused, giddy, wanton ...1450-70 Sc.
• HODDY-DODDY confused, in a whirl ...a1809 Eng. dial.
• HOGRY-MOGRY disorderly, in a confused state; untidy, slovenly ...1869 Sc.
• HUGGRY-MUGGRY in a confused state, disorderly, untidy, slovenly ...B1900 Sc.
• HUNG UP confused, bewildered ...1945 sl.
• IGSY-PIGSY confused, higgledy-piggledy ...1899 Eng. dial.
• IN A FLAT SPIN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN IN A FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled; dazed; confused ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• IN A FUDDLE bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A GROUND LOOP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A JAMBLE mixed together, confused ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A RATTLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A STEW bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WOODS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JABBLED UP confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMBLED bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1745 Amer. dial.
• JAMBLED UP confused, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JIGGERED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLED bewildered; confused; muddled; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LOOPED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MADDLING foolish, silly, flighty; confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLED puzzled, confused, bewildered, muddled ...1820 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLY puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANGED confused, muddled, crazed ...1825 Sc.
• MANGHANGLE mixed up; confused ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MASKERED confused, bewildered, as by losing one's way in fog, snow, or darkness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MATED confused, bewildered ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTER-FANGLED in incipient dotage; muddle-headed, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZED stunned, confused, stupefied, dizzy, giddy, confused in the head ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MAZEDISH mad, confused, insane ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MAZEDY mad, confused, insane ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZE-HEADED dizzy, giddy; bewildered, stupefied, confused ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAZLING stupid, foolish, confused ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MAZY giddy, dizzy, confused in the head ...1740 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY dizzy, giddy; confused in the head ... 1740 Eng. dial.
• MEESCHLE-MASCHLE confused; much connected by intermarriage ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MINGLE-MANGLE irregular, confused, mixed ...1577
• MISCONFUDDLED confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISFUDDLED confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIXED confused, at a loss ...L19 sl.
• MIXED UP confused, bewildered ...1884
• MIXY-MAXY mixed up, confused ...1960 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLED confused, muddled ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLING confused, muddled ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOGGADORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOGODORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOMMICKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOMMIXED mixed up, in confusion ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MONKEYED UP confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MUCKED UP in disarray. confused; spoiled ...1996 US sl.
• MUCKIBUS † intoxicated, slightly drunk, tipsy, fuddled; confused or muddled with drink ...1756 sl.
• MUDDLE-BRAINED confused, foolish, simple ...M18
• MUDDLE-HEADED confused, foolish, simple ...M18
• MUDDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUDDY-BRAINED stupid, dull-witted; confused in mind ...1634
• MUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEBULO-CHAOTIC hazily confused ...1881 nonce word
• NERVED UP anxious; confused; agitated ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NERVOUSED UP nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NERVOUS-UPPED nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOT ROCK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A JUG OF APPLE CIDER ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A MUSKET ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1862 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A PITCHFORK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A RIFLE BARREL ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A STALK OF BANANAS ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A WIND SCOOP ABOUT SHIP'S WORK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1958 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ICE CREAM ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1983 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM MAMMOTH CAVE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S AILERON ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1969 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ARMPIT ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1897 sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S LEFT FOOT ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM PORK SAUSAGE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A CHECKER BOARD ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THIRD BASE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1955 Amer. sl.
• OBFUSTICATED confounded or confused ...1834 Amer. sl.
• OFF AT THE NAIL muddled, confused, beyond the bounds of reason ...1721 Sc.
• OFF ONE'S BASE insane, crazy, confused, muddled, mistaken ...1891 US sl.
• OFF THE HINGES disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF THE HOOKS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF YOUR CAKE confused; drug-intoxicated ...L20 sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHASED, PHJAZ bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUNCHY applied disparagingly to any person, implying that he is confused, or mentally subnormal from, or as though from, blows on the head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RACKMEREESLE confused, mixed up, higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• RAFFLY of weakened or confused intellect ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE wanting in system; confused, irregular, disorderly ...1833
• RAMFEEZLED confused, muddled, stupefied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLED confused, muddled, stupefied; spent, exhausted, wearied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMGEED tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RAMJEED tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RATTLE-BEANED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLED confused; foolish; silly; confused by excitement ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAVELLED tangled, confused, muddled, in difficulties ...1721 Sc.
• RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RAZZLED confused, rattled, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REE-RAW rough, riotous, noisy; untidy; confused ...1842
• RIBBLIE-RABBLIE confused, disorderly ...B1900 Sc.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEE-GEE peculiar, confused, awkward ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHY confused, unstable, strange, unsettling ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKEWGEE disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confused, incoherent, rambling, nonsensical ...1596
• SNOWED-IN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUCK DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STYMIED confused; frustrated; in difficulties ...20C sl., orig. US
• TAIVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TANGLESOME tangled, confused ...1888
• TAVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TAZZLED mixed together, confused ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH ANOTHER mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled ...1873 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHER confused, disorderly; unmethodical; mentally confused; agitated; harum-scarum ...1590 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUMMELT crowded, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TROUBLY † confused, troubled, distraught, disturbed, worried, stressed; marked by disturbance or confusion; restless, unquiet ...c1380
• TUMULTUARIOUS * hurriedly done; irregular, disorderly, confused; haphazard, random ...1607
• TWISTED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP IN THE AIR bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ONE'S HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ROUND HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WESTY † dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIZZY dizzy, giddy; confused ...1866 Eng. dial.
• WHOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIRES CROSSED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONKEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WUZZY confused, bewildered, fuddled ...1905 Amer. dial.
• YBLENT † blended, mingled; confused, blurred ...1426
• ZONED disoriented, confused ...1970s sl.
• ZONKED confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKERS confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKY confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
confused, confusion - adverbs
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSE-VERSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSEY-VERSY upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSEY-WARSEY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSIE-VERSIE, ARSI-VERSI upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1577
• ARSY-FARCY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VARSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VERSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ASPRAWL in confusion, gone wrong ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS-END UP in confusion, back-to-front, upside down ...1960s sl.
• ASS-END-BACKWARDS in confusion, back-to-front, upside down ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIP head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• BAISDLIE † in a state of confusion ...1709 Sc.
• CAT-WEST into disarray, confusion, or destruction ...1946 Amer. dial.
• EYVY-KEYVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• GALLEY-WEST askew, crooked, scattered in all directions, disorderly, in confusion ...19C US sl.
• GALLEY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GALLEY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAVEY-CAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SCAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SKAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND THRAWART in confusion, pell-mell ...1893 Sc.
• HEADS AND HOLLS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND HORNS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEEVY-SKEEVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEST AND CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKEDY into confusion, in all directions ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HIVIE-SKIVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MUCK HEAPT higgledy-piggledy, in confusion ...1848 Eng. dial.
• RAM-STAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; recklessly, rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAM-TAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RIFTY TUFTY † with disorderly haste or confusion; helter-skelter ...1592
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confusedly; in confusion ...1775
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion, with disorderly haste ...1778
• SKITTER-SKATTER helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-WAMPUS helter-skelter; in disorderly haste or confusion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED into confusion, askew ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TARSIE-VERSIE topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH ONE ANOTHER pell mell, in confusion ...1893 Eng. dial.
confused, confusion - nouns
• ADDLE-HEADEDNESS confusion, muddle-headedness ...1835
• ADDLEMENT confusion, muddle-headedness ...1859
• AGGLE a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ARROY disorder, confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABEL a scene of confusion; a confused or noisy assembly ...1625
• BABELDOM noisy confusion ...1882
• BABELISM noisy confusion of speech; strange utterance ...1834
• BAD JOB a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAFFLE † confusion, discomfiture, check ...1628
• BAG OF NAILS a confused thing or state of affairs; anything confusing ...1859 sl.
• BAISE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAIZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BALLS-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALL-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BARBULYE confusion, perplexity, quandary ...1820 Sc. arch.
• BASHMENT † confusion from surprise or sudden check; discomfiture, shame ...c1325
• BAZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BEES a state of confusion; muddle; light-headedness; fuddle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANGLE a tangle; a confused crowd ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANGLEMENT confusion; perplexity ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMBLE-BATH a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
• CADDLE disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance ...1825 Eng. dial.
• CADDLEMENT fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CAFFUFFLE chaos, confusion ...1975 Barbados sl.
• CALLALLOO a confused set of circumstances; a mix-up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CAN OF WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CHINAMAN'S NIGHTMARE an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos ...1982 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE FIRE DRILL (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
• COCKPIT FOG a state of confusion ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CONFUSIASM enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DING noise, confusion; a buzzing noise in the ear ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-DANG noise, clatter, confusion ...1730 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DING-DONG noise, clatter, confusion ...1730 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUKE'S MIXTURE confusion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EMBROGLIO 1. a confused heap ...1750
2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FAKEMENT a muddle, confusion ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FARRAGO a confused group; a medley, a mixture, hotchpotch ...1632
• FASH confusion, shame ...1841 Eng. dial.
• FAUCHLE a muddle, a state of confusion ...1952 Sc.
• FEERY-FARRY † a bustle, a tumult; a state of excitement, disorder, confusion ...1535 Sc.
• FINE KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRLY-FARLY confusion, tumult ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAT SPIN a state of confusion; dither ...colloq.
• FLUMMER a state of agitation, excitement, or confusion ...1873 Eng. dial.
• FLUSTRATION confusion; bustle; excitement; flurry ...c1740 sl.
• FUCK-UP a mess; a confusion ...20C US sl.
• GALLIMAWFRY a hodge-podge; a confused mixture or medley of persons or things; confused talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GARBOIL † confusion, disturbance, disorder, tumult, uproar; a brawl, hubbub, commotion ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GO-AND-COME a great confusion ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GO-AROUND a state of confusion ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GROUND LOOP a state of excitement or confusion ...1943 Amer. aviation sl.
• GUDDLE a muddled affair; a mix-up; confusion ...colloq.
• HABBER-GALYO an uproar, confusion, turmoil ...1929 Sc.
• HABBLE confusion, tumult, uproar, disturbance, hubbub ...1795 Sc.
• HACK a state of embarrassment, confusion or defeat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• HAFFICK tangle, confusion, rubbish, litter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAISTER † a confusion, a muddle ...1824 Sc.
• HAMPER confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPERMENT confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HARL a tangle, a knot; a confusion; mental confusion ...a1697 Eng dial.
• HARRIAGE confusion, disorder ...1830 Eng. dial.
• HASHY a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASSIE a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASTRIE † a confusion, a muddle ...1824 Sc.
• HEDLEY-MEDLEY † a jumble, confusion ...1646
• HIBBLEDY-HOBBLEDY a confused mass, a muddle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLE-BOBBLE confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HUBBLE-SHUBBLE †* commotion, uproar, tumult, disturbance, confusion ...c1550
• HULLABALOO a loud noise; uproar; confusion ...1762 UK sl.
• HURRY-BURRY confusion or bustle caused by excitement; tumult ...?a1800 Sc.
• HURRY-DURRY †* tumult, confusion, bustle caused by excitement ...1732
• IMBROGLIO 1. a confused heap ...1750
2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• IMPLICANCY †* entanglement, confusion; contradiction of terms ...1638
• IMPLICATE † entanglement, confusion ...1638
• JABBLE turmoil, confusion ...1894 Sc.
• JAKES a state of dirty mess or untidiness; a mess, confusion ...1867 Eng. dial.
• JAMBLE turmoil, confusion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1870 Eng. dial.
• KADOOMENT noise, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KENNEL WITS † muddy brains, confusion, muddle-headedness ...1598
• LANT commotion, confusion ...1825 Sc.
• LARRY confusion, excitement ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MADHOUSE a scene of confusion ...1919 sl.
• MAMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MANCH a confused mass; a mess; a muddle; fig. a blunder, a dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANG a mixture; a confused mass ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MANGHANGLE a confused mass ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MANGMENT a broken and confused mass ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASH a confused mixture; also, a muddle ...1598
• MAZE a state of amazement, bewilderment, or astonishment; perplexity, confusion, surprise ...1827 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MAZERMENT † confusion, perplexity, amazement ...1768 Sc.
• MEESCHLE a mixture; a state of confusion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEESCHLE-MASCHLE great confusion; a confused mass of anything ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELDER entanglement; mental confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGAL confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGLE confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSMENT a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MESSY ATTIC a mind which is very confused, distracted ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MIDGE-MADGE confusion, disorder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGETTY-POR an uproar, great confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGAL-CON-PORE an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGLE-CUM-PORE an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE a medley; a confused mixture; a hotch-potch; a mess; confusion ...1549
• MIXMUX confusion; medley ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOLLY BÁN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOLLY BAWN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOMMIX a state of excitement or confusion ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MOMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MOPPLE confusion, a state of disorder ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MUCK-UP a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch ...L19 colloq.
• MUMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• NICE KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NINNY-WATCH a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary ...1746 Eng. dial.
• OLE-MAS a shambles, chaos, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OOGIS a mess, confusion, mix-up ...1964 Sc.
• OOMO disorder, confusion ...1929 Sc.
• ORDER confusion, tumult, larking, pranks...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANDEMONIUM a place or gathering of wild lawless violence, confusion, and uproar ...1779
• PANSHEET a state of excitement, confusion, sudden passion, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PARANGLES bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAUCHLE a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
• POB-BOB a state of confusion, a hubbub ...1898 Sc.
• POLISH FIRE DRILL a scene of great confusion; a chaotic situation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUABBLE confusion ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RABBLEMENT * confusion, disturbance, or tumult like that of a rabble; riotous conduct ...1590
• RAIRD † a loud noise or clamour; a riot; confusion; a sudden report ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMTANGLEMENT confusion, disorder ...1825 Sc.
• RAVE trouble, confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL a muddle, tangle, confusion ...1891 Sc.
• RAVELMENT a confusion, tangle ...1833 Sc.
• REEL-RALL a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
• REEL-RAWL a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
• REE-RAW a drinking bout; a noisy romp; a state of confusion; a disturbance, turmoil ...1854
• REE-RYE a state of confusion, a mixup ...1981 Amer. dial.
• REILIEBOGIE confusion, a state of tumult or disorder ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REUL a disturbance; confusion ...1703 Eng. dial.
• RIBBLE-RABBILL a disorderly crowd, rabble; a great confusion ...1771 Sc.
• ROIL a confused mass ...L17 now chiefly US
• SCADDLE confusion; mischief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOUVER confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOW confusion, bustle, disturbance, esp. confused preparation for an event ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERING confusion, bustle, turmoil ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERMENT confusion, bustle, turmoil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLATION confusion, disorder ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confused or worthless discourse ...1619
• SKOUVER confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SNAFU a term used in a chaotic, confused, or fouled-up situation; Situation Normal, All Fucked-Up", or "Situation Normal, All Fouled-Up" ...World War II military usage
• SNEFU "Situation Normal, Everything Fucked-Up" - describing a situation where everything is confused as usual
• SNRAFU "Situation Normal, Really All Fucked-Up" ...20C sl.
• STIRABOUT a bustle, a state of confusion ...1905
• TAFFLE anything tangled or confused; a tangle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TAISLE a state of disorder or the causing of disorder, confusion, muddling up ...1866 Sc.
• TALLY HO confusion, fuss ...20C Irish sl.
• TANGLE a difficulty; a state of mental confusion or perplexity ...1873 Sc.
• TANGLEMENT a difficulty; anything involved or confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANRACKET a racket, noise, confusion; a noisy crowd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• T.A.R.F.U. the state of confusion in which 'Things Are Really Fucked Up" ...20C
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THRANG business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG-DEED excitement; bustle and confusion; any incident of an exciting or busy character ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHER a confusion; a disturbance ...1792 Sc.
• THROUGH-OTHERNESS confusion, want of plan ...1849-50 Sc. & Ireland
• TIZZ a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason ...1954 sl.
• TIZZLE-TAZZLE a state of confusion, a tizzy ...1957 Amer. dial.
• TIZZY a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOHU AND BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• TOHU-BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• UPSTIR † a disturbance, commotion, uproar, confusion ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
confused, confusion - person
• BLUNDERHEAD a blundering, confused, muddle-headed fellow ...1697
• HAISTER a person who speaks or acts confusedly ...1825 Sc.
• HAISTERS one who speaks or acts confusedly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASTREL a confused person; one who is always in haste ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MESS an objectionable or foolish person; unruly or incorrigible person; an oaf; a hopelessly stupid person; a mentally confused person ...1936 sl.
• MISH-MASH an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems ...1950s sl.
• NAZZ-NOLL an imbecile; a person whose wits are confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAZZ-NOWL an imbecile; a person whose wits are confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUZZLE-HEAD one who is perplexed or confused over things that are clear and simple to others ...1888
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKETCH one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHBALL one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHER one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
confused, confusion - verbs
• ABAVE † to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded ...1303
• BE ALL FLUMMUXED UP to be confused ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• BEMUSE to make utterly confused or muddled, as with intoxicating liquor; to put into a stupid stare, to stupefy ...1735
• BIRR to be in a turmoil or confusion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOLLIX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BORE to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BULLOX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CONTURBATE † to disturb greatly; to perturb; to throw into confusion ...1657
• DAFFLE to become confused, to become stupid; of old people: to dote, to betray loss of memory and of mental faculties ...1796 Eng. dial.
• EFFRONT †* to put to confusion ...1649
• FLAT SPIN to act confused ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FOG to confuse or become confused
• GUM UP to ruin, to spoil, to throw into confusion; to wreck ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUM UP THE WORKS to ruin, to spoil, to throw into confusion ...1890 Amer. sl.
• HARL to be in a state of confusion or perplexity ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE BEES to be confused, stupefied with drink, etc. ...1813 Sc.
• MADDLE to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A RAVELLED HASP to put a thing into confusion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE HAY (OF) to make confusion, to confuse ...1703
• MAMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MANG to become confused or distressed to the point of losing control of oneself; to become frantic or crazed with emotion, love, rage, etc. ...1766 Sc.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MAZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MAZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEESCHLE to mix; to throw into confusion ...Bl1905 Sc.
• MEZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to mess up; to create confusion ...20C Brit. colloq.
• NINNY-WATCH to get into a state of confusion or excitement ...1866 Eng. dial.
• PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY to make a great disturbance or commotion; to turn everything into confusion; to cause havoc ...1828
• QUEER to put to confusion; to make or cause to feel queer; to cause to go wrong ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAISE CAIN to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...1849
• RAISE THE DEVIL to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...1841
• RAISE THE MISCHIEF to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...c1865
• RAMSHACKLE to throw into confusion; to reduce to a state of disorder, to wreck ...1825 Sc.
• RAVEL to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
• REEL-RALL to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOW to be in confusion, bustle, or disorder ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAIVER, TAVER to wander in mind or speech; to talk foolishly or incoherently; to rave; to become confused through weariness or exhaustion ...1808 Sc.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
• TURN OLD-MAS to collapse into confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• UPSTIR † to excite, to rouse; to thrown into confusion ...1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE to tangle, to ravel, to put into confusion ...1908 Sc.
confused, confusion - interjections/phrases
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS BUTTERMILK one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...c1954 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS STRAIGHT WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASSHOLE SUCKS WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1967 Amer. sl.
• WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHO THE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHY THE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
CONFUSEDLY - adverbs
• ALL-ABROAD in great confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ANYHOW in a confused or disorderly manner ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ALL FUSSED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL NOHOW disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER HELL adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL WHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BACKWARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1937 Amer. sl.
• BARSE-ACKWARDS backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BASS-ACKARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1931 Amer. colloq.
• BASS-ACKWARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order; head over heels ...1930 Amer. dial. colloq.
• CLATCHY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLATTY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COCKEYED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EDLEY-MEDLEY confusedly ...19C Eng. dial.
• EVERYWHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYWHICHWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIMPLE-FRAMPLE in a confused, tangled manner; promiscuously ...19C Sc.
• FUDDY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH in confusion; in a disorderly state, topsy-turvy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH in confusion; in a disorderly state, topsy-turvy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAND OVER HEAD in confusion or disorder, confusedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARUM-SCARUM disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEADS AND THRAWS in disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely ...1835 Sc.
• HEAP in a confused state, higgledy-piggledy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELL, WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELTER-SKELTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE entirely in a state of confusion; one upon another; higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
• HILTER-SKILTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HIM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HOXTER-POXTER in great confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1865 Sc.
• HURRY-BURRY with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously ...1791 Sc.
• IMPLICITLY † in an involved or confused manner ...1635
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• MOMMICKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUZZY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NINETY WAYS TO DIXIE in all directions; in confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OFF THE HINGES disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF THE HOOKS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OMNIUM GATHERUM † in a confused medley; promiscuously ...1648
• PELLY MELLY †* in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMSTAM rudely, in confusion ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RIBBLE-RABBLE * in great confusion ...c1460 rare or Sc.
• SCREWY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER-HELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE, SKIMBLE-SKAMBL in a confused or rambling manner; incoherently ...1775
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• SKY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROUGH-OTHER confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROW-OTHER confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc.
• TOPSIDE-THE-OTHER-WAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TOTHERWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURFWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURNED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSY-TURN disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TURVY-TOPSY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UGGLEDY-MUGGLEDY in confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAW-WAYS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CONFUSING - adjectives
• HURLY-BURLY confusing, tumultuous ...1596 UK sl.
• MAZZENING. confusing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SENSE-THRAWING perverting or confusing the senses ...1895 Sc.
CONFUTE - verbs
• TAKE OFF † to do away with, to disprove, to confute ...1630
CONGEAL - verbs
• GEAL † to stiffen as with cold, to congeal ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JEEL to set as jelly; to congeal ...1896 Sc.
• JELL to become a jelly; to congeal or jelly ...1830-40 US colloq.
CONGEALED - adjectives
• GELABLE * capable of being frozen or congealed; capable of being converted into jelly ...1727
• ICICLED † frozen, congealed ...a1640
CONGENIAL - adjectives
• AMICOUS †* friendly, congenial, pleasing ...1675
CONGLOMERATION - nouns
• HAGGERSNASH † a medley, conglomeration ...1808 Sc.
CONGRATULATE - verbs
• FAIN † to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
• GRATULATE to congratulate ...16C
• HIGH FIVE to slap hands as a form of celebration, affirmation, congratulation, etc. ...1990s sl.
CONGRATULATION(S) - nouns
• PARABIEN † a congratulatory compliment, congratulation ...1622
• RAP congratulations, a commendation, praise; a compliment ...1939 Aust. sl.
CONGREGATE - nouns
• PARKING LOT a place where men congregate ...1980s US campus sl.
CONGREGATION - nouns
• LATHING † an invitation, a calling together; also, a congregation ...c897 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUELET †* a gathering, collection; congregation ...1382
CONJECTURAL - adjectives
• OPINABLE † that is a matter of opinion; not certain, disputable, conjectural ...1456
• OPINATIVE † expressing opinion; conjectural, not certain ...1588
• OPINIATIVE † based on opinion, conjectural ...1592
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATIVE † of the nature of opinion; fancied, imaginary; conjectural, speculative ...c1555
CONJECTURE - adjectives
• STOCHASTIC † given to or able to conjecture ...1662 now rare or obs.
conjecture - nouns
• AIM an idea, conjecture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
conjecture - verbs
• AIM to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to conjecture as to the future; to anticipate; to forecast ...c1384
• CAST BEYOND THE MOON † to conjecture wildly; to indulge in wild conjectures ...1559
• ETTLE to suppose, to conjecture, to imagine, to guess; to reckon, to compute, to count on ...1889 Sc.
• HALSEN to predict, to divine, to conjecture; to forebode evil, to anticipate bad news; to speak evil ...1814 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE AT to conjecture; to form a hasty judgement concerning a thing ...Bk1904 Sc.
CONJURATION - nouns
• GRIS-GRIS the body of knowledge, system, or practice of magic or conjuration; a medium of luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NECROMANCY the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...a1300
• NECROMANTY †* the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...1560
• TRICK a spell or act of conjuration; an object used in such an act ...1893 Amer. dial.
conjuration - person
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
CONJURE - verbs
• QUENGER † variant of conjure ...1567
CONJURING - adjectives
• PRESTIGIATORY † practising 'prestigiation'; juggling, conjuring; consisting of tricks, impostures, or illusions; deceptive, delusive ...1588
conjuring - nouns
• ABRACADABRA a pretended conjuring word; a meaningless word of mysterious sound; jargon, gibberish ...1687
• GIMMICK a conjuror's trick ...c1930 magicians' usage
• JADOO conjuring, magic, hocus-pocus ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LEGERDEMAIN sleight of hand; the performance of tricks which by nimble action deceive the eye; jugglery, conjuring tricks ...a1400
• NECROMANTICS * conjuring tricks ...1742
CONJURER, CONJUROR - person
• ADEPT a conjuror ...18C sl.
• AUTEM-GOGGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• AUTEM-GOGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• CALKER † a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer ...1535
• LEGERDEMAIN †* a sleight-of-hand performer; a conjurer ...1695
• LEGERDEMAINIST a performer of legerdemain; a conjurer ...a1800
• NECROMANCER one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1300
• NECROMANCIEN † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1303
• NECROMANT † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1598
• NECROMANTIC † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1574
• NECROMANTIST †* one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1607
CONNECT - verbs
• DAISY CHAIN to connect; to link; to chain ...1990s Amer. sl.
• LEAGUE † to bind, to connect, to join ...c1645
CONNECTICUT - person
• NUTMEG a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1821 sl.
• NUTMEG-MAKER a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1883 sl.
• RAGGIE a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RAGGY a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area ...1938 Amer. dial.
CONNECTION - nouns
• UMBILICALITY † a close or intimate connection ...1646
CONNIVE - verbs
• CAHOOT to consort; to connive ...1886 Amer. dial.
CONNOISSEUR - person
• BELLY-CRITIC a connoisseur of good living ...a1711
• KENOOZER a connoisseur ...World War I Amer. sl.
CONQUER - verbs
• BACK to conquer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BANT to conquer, to achieve, to manage ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BASTE to conquer, to overcome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBELL † to put down in fight, to subdue, to vanquish, to conquer, to overcome; to expel by force of arms ...1555
• DEBELLATE † to overcome in war; to conquer, subdue, vanquish ...1611
• IMPORT † to conquer, to overcome ...1624
• LAMP to trounce, to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MAITRISE †* to make oneself master of; to conquer ...1636
• TAKE IN † to capture, to take prisoner, to conquer in war ...1387
• YED to work secretly; to conquer by stratagem ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONQUERABLE - adjectives
• VINCIBLE † conquerable ...1724 Sc.
CONQUERED - adjectives
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
CONQUERING - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
CONQUEROR - person
• BANGSTER † one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror ...1820 obs. exc. Sc.
• BEATEM the conqueror; the one who excels all others; often used in cock-fighting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBELLATOR †* a subduer, a vanquisher, a victor, a conqueror ...1713
• MASTERLING † one who has the power of a master; a conqueror, a chief ...c1200
• TAMBURLAINE a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
• TAMERLANE a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
• VAINQUER †* a conqueror; a vanquisher; a victor ...1456
• VAINQUERESS † a female conqueror, vanquisher, or victor ...a1513
• VANQUER † a conqueror ...1570
CONQUEST - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
• QUENQUESTE † form of conquest ...1422
• WAIN † conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil ...c1330
CONSCIENCE - adjectives
• COMPUNCTIOUS having or feeling compunction; pricking to the conscience; causing regret or misgiving; remorseful, repentant ...1605
conscience - nouns
• ARR a guilty recollection, leaving an impression on the conscience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DIRDUMS the twingings of conscience, remorse ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRL a twinge of conscience ...Bk1900 Sc.
CONSCIENTIOUS - adjectives
• EIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive ...1812 Sc.
CONSCIOUS - adjectives
• ON DECK alive, conscious ...L19 sl.
• WARE † cognizant, informed, conscious ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
CONSCIOUSNESS - nouns
• BLACK SPELL a sudden feeling of weakness, when sometimes the person loses consciousness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DAYLIGHTS wits, consciousness ...1819 US sl.
consciousness - verbs
• CRUMP to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMP OUT to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FALL OUT to faint, to lose consciousness ...1884 Amer. dial.
CONSECUTIVELY - adverbs
• DINGDONG consecutively ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENDLANG consecutively, continuously, without intermission or interruption ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAND-A-RUNNING adv. consecutively, in succession, continuously ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HAND RUNNING consecutively, continuously, in uninterrupted succession ... 1828 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• ON THE BOUNCE consecutively, one after the other ...2001 UK sl.
• RIGHT HAND-RUNNING in succession; continuously, consecutively ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SUING in succession, one after another, consecutively ...c1400
• SUINGLY † consecutively, in succession ...1453
CONSENT - nouns
• YATING † granting, consent ...a1225
CONSENT - nouns, person
• QUAIL a girl under the legal age of consent ...1976 US sl.
CONSENT - verbs
• ACCONSENT †* to consent to anything proposed, to give consent ...1560
• BAITHE †* to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
• BETEEM † to think fit or proper; to vouchsafe, to grant, to consent ...1565
CONSEQUENCE(S) - adjectives
• ALL-SAME of no consequence ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS †* important, full of consequence ...1634
• EARTHSHAKING of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• EARTH-SHATTERING of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• MATTERABLE important; of consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENCE(S) - nouns
• AFTER-CAST consequences, effect, what may ensue ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTERCLAP ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence ...1580 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AFTER-COME consequence, what comes after ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTERINGS outcome, results, consequences ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGAIN a transaction that entails consequences, esp. unpleasant ones; a (bad or unfortunate) 'business' ...c1400 arch.
• EFFICACE † effect, result, consequence ...a1491
• EFTERINS final results, consequences ...1823 Sc.
• FALL, THE consequences, esp. blame taken for another person ...1929 sl., orig. prison usage
• FLAREBACK a negative, often unexpected, consequence of an action ...US
• FOLLOW-UP a consequence or expected result ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• IMPORTANCE † bearing, consequence ...1691
• IMPORTMENT † importance, consequence ...1658
• MAKINGS anything of importance or consequence ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MEANING matter, consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARNESS †* importance, consequence ...1679
• SUCCEEDING † consequence, result ...1601
• WAKE † a consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENCE(S) - verbs
• BEAR THE BLUNT to bear the blame or consequences ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COME OUT IN THE WASH to be dealt with as a natural consequence ...Amer. sl.
• FACE THE MUSIC to accept or face up to the unpleasant consequences of one's own actions ...1850 colloq.
• HOLD THE SACK to bear alone the consequences that should be shared by others; to possess what remains after others have taken whatever is of value; to be in a predicament ...1904 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE FIDDLER to suffer the consequences of one's acts ...1867 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE KAIN to pay the penalty, to suffer the consequences ...1736 Sc.
• SUE to follow as a consequence or result ...c1400 obs.
• SOW THE WIND AND REAP THE WHIRLWIND to indulge in reckless wickedness or folly and suffer the disastrous consequences ...1382
• STAND THE BLUNT to bear the blame or consequences ...1966 Amer. dial.
• STAND THE RACKET to face the consequences of an action; to bear the blame ...1823
CONSEQUENTIAL - adjectives
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENTIAL - nouns
• SHIT ON A STICK an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK BUT HE AIN'T FART ON A SPLINTER an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
CONSEQUENTIAL - nouns, person
• SHIT ON A STICK an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK BUT HE AIN'T FART ON A SPLINTER an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
CONSEQUENTLY - adverbs
• SUINGLY † accordingly, consequently ...c1380
CONSERVATIONIST - person
• GREENIE a conservationist ...L20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
CONSERVATIVE - adjectives
• DAGGY conservative and lacking style and sophistication in manners, interests, etc.; uncool; unfashionable in dress ...20C Aust. sl.
• HARDPAN basic, fundamental; conservative ...1870 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELL conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELLED conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted ...1858 Amer. dial.
• MUMPSIMUS stupidly conservative ...1680
• RED conservative, strait-laced ...1970s US campus sl.
• SAFE AS KELSEY extremely conservative ...1910s sl.
• SQUARE conventional, conservative ...1946 sl., orig. US
• STICK-IN-THE-MUDDISH conventional, conservative ...1936 sl.
• STRAIGHT conventional, conservative ...1960 sl., orig. US
• WAY-IN conventional, conservative ...1960 sl.
conservative - person
• CUBE an extremely conventional or conservative person ...1957 sl., orig. US
• DAG 1. a person who is neat in appearance, conservative in manners, and lacks style and sophistication ...20C Aust. sl.
2. a person who is dull and conservative; a person who has no sense of fashion; an uncool or unhip person ...1966 Aust. sl.
• DODO an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc. ...colloq.
• DUSTY BREAD a conventional, conservative woman ...1970s US Black sl.
• FART-HEAD a conservative, traditional old person ...1990s sl.
• HARDSHELL a conservative or straitlaced person; one who is unyielding or hard-hearted ...1902 Amer. dial.
• MOLDY FIG a person having outdated or conservative ideas ...1949 Amer. sl.
• MOSSBACK a conservative; one opposed to progress; an old-time pioneer who is satisfied with life and whose narrow ways prevent development ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TACK a conservative person ...1950s US Black sl.
conservative - verbs
• HOLD CLOSE TO THE WILLOWS to act cautiously and conservatively; to be conventional, conservative, or modest ...1913 Amer. dial.
CONSERVATORY - nouns
• SARVATORY a conservatory ...1887 Eng. dial.
CONSIDER - verbs
• ACCOUNT † vb. to take into account or consideration; to consider ...a1400
• ADVERT † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to take note, to give heed, to consider ...c1430
• ADVISE † 1. to bethink oneself; to take thought, to consider, to reflect ...1297
† 2. to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
• AVOIRDUPOIS to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEHOLD † to consider; to give attention or regard ...c825
• BELOOK † to look; to look at, consider; to look about one, cast one's eyes about ...c1175
• BEST to consider ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETHINK † 1. to think over a thing with a view to decision or action; to consider ...c1220
2. to consider, to reflect, to meditate, to think ...c1300 arch.
• BUSH AROUND to consider, to discuss something ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALL to consider, to estimate, to think ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to revolve in one's mind, to debate with oneself, to consider, to ponder, to deliberate ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHEW IT FINE to explain fully or simply; to consider thoroughly ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S TOBACCO TWICE to consider for a long time before acting ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DASCAN † to ponder; to consider ...c1579 Sc.
• FEAGUE AWAY † to consider, to deliberate ...1672
• HAVE IN ONE'S EYE to be considering, to have in mind ...L18 sl.
• HEAR TELL OF to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NIBBLE to consider a bargain, or an opportunity, eagerly but carefully, as a fish considers bait ...Bk1902 colloq.
• PANSE † to think of, to consider, to heed ...1560
• PENSICULATE †* to consider, to ponder ...1623
• PENSITATE †* to weigh in the mind; to consider, to ponder ...1623
• REDEEM to consider; to give as opinion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE to reflect on, to consider ...1724 Sc.
• TAKE to think; to consider ...1901 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAKE ADVISEMENT † to take thought, to consider or deliberate; to take counsel, to consult; hence, to decide, to resolve ...1375
• UMBECAST † to consider, to meditate ...1375
• UMBETHINK † to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• UMTHINK † to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UNBETHINK † to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• VIEW to consider, to guess, to be of the opinion ...1891 Sc.
• WAIT † to watch mentally, to observe, to consider attentively ...1382
• WALLOW to turn something over in one's mind ...2000s Amer. dial.
• WALT † to revolve in the mind; to consider ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEME † to care for, to take notice of, to consider ...c888
CONSIDERABLE - adjectives
• FEATISH pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTY large in quantity or size, great, exceeding, considerable ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MONGO considerable, substantial, huge, big ...1974 US teen & campus sl.
• WALLIE of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing ...1500-20 Sc.
CONSIDERABLY - adverbs
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS considerably, by far ...1864
• BY ODDS by far, considerably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ENOUGH sufficiently, considerably ...1856 Amer. dial.
• FAMOUSLY very well, splendidly; extremely, considerably ...c1600 colloq.
• MAINLY † in a great degree; greatly, considerably, very much, a great deal ...c1400-50
• MIGHTILY † greatly, very much, considerably ...1796 Eng. dial.
• QUEERLY considerably, extraordinarily ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TERRIBLY much, considerably ...1876 Eng. dial.
CONSIDERATE - adjectives
• ADVICEFUL † considerate, thoughtful, attentive, careful ...1596
• TENDER † circumspect, careful, considerate; scrupulous ...1709-31 Sc.
• THOTTY thoughtful, considerate, kind ...1982 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHTY thoughtful, considerate, kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• THRIFTY thoughtful, considerate, saving of time or trouble ...1899 Sc.
considerate - person
• ONE GOOD WOMAN the ideal soulmate, considerate, sympathetic, and probably sexy too ...1970s US Black sl.
considerate - verbs
• LET SOMEONE DOWN EASILY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN EASY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN GENTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN LIGHT to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN LIGHTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN SOFTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE OFF EASY to deal with someone kindly ...20C sl.
CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERING - adjectives
• THROUGH-HANDS under consideration or examination ...1864 Sc.
consideration, considering - nouns
• ADVERTENCE the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
• ADVICE † weighing of opinions; consideration, deliberation, consultation, reckoning ...1366
• ADVISEMENT † 1. the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
† 2. the process of viewing or considering mentally; thought, thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation ...1330
• BARVEL AND BOOTS a little frosting on the cake; a special consideration ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BEHOLDING † mental contemplation; consideration ...a1520
• BESEEING † circumspection, consideration ...1340
• BESIGHT †* consideration, determination, ordinance ...1258
• BETHINKING n. the act of thinking, considering, reflecting, or remembering ...1340
• FAIRATION fair play, fair dealing; consideration, fairness ...1861 Eng. dial.
• MARKING † notice, consideration ...1585
• RATE † estimation, consideration ...1610
• TENDERNESS † consideration, regard; scrupulousness ...1818 Sc.
• UNADVISEMENT †* want of consideration or judgement ...1526
consideration, considering - phrases
• ON THE TAPIS on the table-cloth, under discussion or consideration ...1782
CONSIDERED - adjectives
• BEHOLDEN † regarded, considered ...a1520
• STUMP an attempt to puzzle or confound ...Bk1904 sl.
confound - verbs
• ABAVE † to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded ...1303
• ABOB †* to astonish, to confound ...c1330
• ASTONY to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement ...1340 arch.
• AWHAPE † to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly ...c1300
• BEAT ONE'S TIME to confound one ...1869 Amer. sl.
• BEDAFF to confound or stupefy ...19C Eng. dial.
• BEDUNDER to stupefy, to confound ...19C Sc.
• BLIND to confound or stump someone; to fool ...1916 Amer. college usage
• BOMBASS to confound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOMBAZE to confound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• DABBER to confound or stupefy one, by talking so rapidly that one cannot understand what is said ...1825 Sc.
• DABBLE to confound or stupefy with talk ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FLABBERDEGASKY † to astonish greatly; to confound, to flabbergast ...1822 nonce word
• GRAVEL to confound, to confuse
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• MOMMUX to confuse; to confound ...1867 Amer. sl.
• MOMMUX UP to confuse; to confound ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PLAY HORSE WITH to confuse; to confound; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily ...1900 US sl.
• PUT THE STUNNERS ON to perplex, to confound, to astonish ...Bk1904 sl.
• SPIFLICATE to deal with in such a way as to confound or overcome completely; to astonish, to mystify, to surprise ...1785 humorous or colloq.
• STUMP to challenge, to defy, to puzzle, or confound ...1837 sl.
• TAIGLE to confound or get the better of in an argument; to quiz; to bamboozle, to outsmart; to perplex ...1874 Sc.
• TO-SPILL † to confound, to ruin utterly ...a1300
• WRIXLE † to alter, to change; to confound ...c1400.
confound - phrases
• YOU PALL ME you confound me ...M19 sl.
CONFOUNDED - adjectives
• ABASIT abashed, confounded ...1845 Sc.
• BEDAFTED bewildered, confounded, stupefied ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPPED † utterly confounded; bewildered, amazed, astonished ...c1320
• BEWHIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLAMED confounded ...1840
• BLUTTERBUNGED confounded, overcome by surprise ...1890 Eng. dial.
• CHAWSWIZZLED bamboozled, confounded ...1905 Amer. dial.
• DAGONED dashed, confounded ...1889 Sc.
• DAXED damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIZZY damned, confounded ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DUMBFOOZLED puzzled, confounded ...1825
• OBFUSTICATED confounded or confused ...1834 Amer. sl.
• UP A STUMP confounded ...Bk1904 sl.
confounded - verbs
• BE STUCK IN A DAR † to be astonished or confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
CONFOUNDEDLY - adverbs
• BLAMED confoundedly, excessively ...1845
CONFRONT - verbs
• BASE to disparage or ridicule; to confront someone ...1970 Amer. Black usage
• BONE OUT to back down from a confrontation; to run away from danger ...1993 US sl.
• DARE UP TO to confront ...1986 Amer. dial.
• FRONT to face boldly, to confront, to oppose ...L16 arch.
• GET IN SOMEONE'S FACE to confront, to provoke ...1950s sl.
• GET UP IN SOMEONE'S FACE to argue; to confront face-to-face ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
• MEET IN THE FACE to confront directly ...c1430
• OPPOSE † to confront with objections or hard questions; to examine, to interrogate, to question ...c1386
• TACK UP to approach someone in a confrontational manner ...2000s US prison sl.
• TAKE to confront, to attack ...1920s sl.
CONFRONTATION - nouns
• FACE-OFF a confrontation, esp. one before action ...1896 Amer. sl.
• GO-AROUND a confrontation or argument ...M20 colloq.
• SMACKDOWN a bitter contest or confrontation ...US colloq.
CONFRONTATIONAL - adjectives
• IN-YOUR-FACE aggressively challenging; confrontational; defiant; disrespectful; disdainful; provocative; unashamed ...1978 Amer. sl.
confrontational - phrases
• IN SOMEONE'S BUSINESS in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another ...1950s sl., orig. US
• IN SOMEONE'S FACE in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
CONFUSE - verbs
• ADDLE to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive ...c1712
• AMPLUSH to place at a disadvantage; to reduce to a dilemma, to confuse in argument ...1848 Sc. & Ireland
• ANGLE UP to confuse or be confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• BABELIZE to bring to confusion ...1600
• BALAHACK to confuse, to blunder ...L19 US sl.
• BALLS UP to confuse; to mess up ...20C sl.
• BALL-UP to confuse; to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BALLYHACK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BAMBAZE to confuse, to puzzle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAMBLUSTERATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass ...19C sl.
• BAMBOODLE to deceive, to confuse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BAMBOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...1712
• BAMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to confuse ...1842 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAMFUZZLE to deceive, to confuse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BARBULYE to confuse, to muddle, to disorder ...c1572 Sc. arch.
• BARBULYIE to confuse, to trouble ...1790 Sc.
• BATSHIT to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information ...1960s US sl.
• BEDOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...19C Amer. sl.
• BEFOG to obscure, to confuse ...1603
• BEMIST to confuse the senses of; to bewilder; to puzzle ...1627
• BEMUD to confuse, to muddle ...1599
• BEMUDDLE to confuse or muddle completely ...1862
• BEPUZZLE * to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1599
• BEWOTTLE to confuse or render light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUFF to confuse, to mislead or deter by a show of confidence or superiority; to fob off ...L18
• BOFFLE to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOLLYHOCK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BRANGLE to entangle, to confuse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFFALO to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLE to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUNGFUNGER to startle, to confuse ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CABOBBLE to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CADDLE to confuse, to throw into disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFUFFLE to confuse someone or something ...1965 Barbados sl.
• CONFUBUSCATE to confuse, perplex, astonish ...1880 sl.
• DAFFLE to confuse, to deafen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• DAMMER to astonish, to astound, to confuse ...1897 Sc.
• DASH to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance ...c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DATTER to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DAWSEL to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DAWZLE to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DECOMBOBLATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBBERATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1838 US sl.
• DISCOMBOBBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1840 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBOLATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBRACATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1834 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBULATE. to confuse, to bewilder ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DISCOMBOOBELATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOMERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBULATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCONBOBBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DORSLE to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DOZZLE † to render stupid; to stupefy, to confuse ...a1670 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRUMBLE to disturb, trouble, confuse ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
• EMBERLUCOCK †* to bewilder, to confuse ...1653
• EMBLUSTRICATE † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...a1693
• FERHOODLE to confuse, to perplex ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX, FLUMMUX to fool, to confuse, to overcome by trickery; to bewilder ...1837 sl.
• FOG to confuse or become confused
• FUCK to confuse ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK SOMEONE'S MIND to badger and confuse someone into behaviour or a particular manner of thinking ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK UP to ruin; to mess up; to confuse ...20C US sl.
• FUZZLE † to intoxicate, to make drunk; to confuse, to muddle ...1621
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GALLY to confuse with noise ...1869 Eng. dial.
• GARBOIL † to confuse, agitate, disturb ...1572
• GRAVEL to confound, to confuse
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IMPLICATE † to entangle mentally, to confuse ...1625
• JABBLE to confuse, to jumble; to befuddle ...1901 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• JARGOGLE † to confuse, to jumble ...1692
• JAZZ UP to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch ...1917 Amer. sl.
• MABBLE to confuse, mix, throw into disorder ...1821 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE † to puzzle, to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGEEGLE to confuse, to bewilder ...20C Irish sl.
• MAKE HAY to make confusion, to confuse ...1703
• MAMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MAR † to confuse, to bewilder; to perplex, to trouble; to grieve, to distress ...a1300
• MARTYR to bungle, to mismanage, to confuse, to spoil; to work in a dirty and clumsy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MASKER † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE to confuse; to make a medley of; to mix up; to jumble together ...1549
• MIZZLE to confuse, to muddle ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MOMMIX to mix, to confuse ...1906 Amer. dial.
• MOMMUX to confuse; to confound ...1867 Amer. sl.
• MOMMUX UP to confuse; to confound ...1913 Amer. sl.
• MOMOX to botch, to mess up, to confuse ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MOPPLE to confuse, to puzzle ...1869 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK to make a mess of, to spoil, to confuse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUE to embarrass; to annoy; to confuse ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PLAY HORSE WITH to confuse; to confound; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily ...1900 US sl.
• RABBLE to speak confusedly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE to confuse, perplex ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to confuse; to bewilder ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAVEL to confuse, to render incapable of coherent thought, to perplex ...1866 Sc.
• RUN A GAME ON to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce, to confuse, to obtain money by trickery ...1960s US Black sl.
• SAND to nonplus, to surprise and confuse someone ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SNOW to confuse with a deluge of smooth, if insincere talk ...1940s US sl.
• SNOW UNDER to confuse with a deluge of smooth, if insincere talk ...1940s US sl.
• TAIGLE to tangle, to confuse, to entangle, to muddle ...1898 Sc.
• TAIVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAKE A FEATHER OUT OF to confuse, to surprise, to astonish ...20C Irish sl.
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
• TAVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAZZLE to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEVEL to confuse; to put into a disorderly state ...1828 Sc.
• THROW to confuse, to bewilder ...1844 sl., orig. US
• ZAGGLE to confuse, especially by contradictory assertions ...B1900 Eng. dial.
CONFUSED, CONFUSION - adjectives
• ABROAD in error, confused ...19C sl.
• ADASED † stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled ...a1500
• ADDLE muddled, confused ...1612
• ADDLE-BRAINED confused, muddled, stupid ...1866
• ADDLED confused, muddled ...1732
• ADDLED AS AN EGG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADDLE-HEADED confused, muddled, stupid ...a1670
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• ADRIFT bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAMORT bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL-ABOUT in a state of confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• ALL BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN A LUMP LIKE A DOG'S BREAKFAST disorderly, confused ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALL MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OF A DOODAH upset, nervous, confused ...1900s sl.
• ALL ON END in confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OVERISH feeling confused or abashed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER THE BALLPARK very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE LOT very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE MAP very unfocused an inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP confused, in disarray; everywhere ...1874 UK sl.
• ALL TO BUGGERY bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL TO COCK bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1948 UK sl.
• ANGLED UP confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• ARSEHOLES TO BREAKFAST TIME upside down; utterly confused; most unsatisfactory ...L19 sl.
• ASS-BACKWARDS confused; mixed up ...1896
• ASSED UP confused; mixed up; disorderly ...1932 Amer. dial.
• AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• AT SIX AND SEVEN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• ATSY confused ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BABEL confused, turbulent ...M17
• BABELISH † noisily confused ...1605
• BACK-ASSWARD(S) confused, muddled, backwards ...1940s US sl.
• BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME very unsatisfactory, totally confused, chaotic ...1900s US sl.
• BAISED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAMBAZED puzzled, confused ...1849 Sc.
• BAMBLUSTERCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BASKETED abandoned, ignored, misunderstood, confused ...L18 sl.
• BATTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BE-ADDLED confused, mixed up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BE-ATTLED confused, mixed up ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEDLAMISTIC disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BERANTLED confused, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLOWED confused, mixed up ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBERED confused, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOFFLED baffled, confused, rendered stupid ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BOLLIXED UP mixed up, confused, disorderly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BOTHERED UP apprehensive; agitated; confused; mixed up ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUFFALOED very much surprised, confused, stumped ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOODLED confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUMFOOZLED bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUDDLED confused, mixed up ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BURBLE-HEADED stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
• CABOBBLED confused, puzzled, perplexed ...1880 Eng. dial. & nautical sl.
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CLATCHY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLATTY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COBWEBBED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFLOGISTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLUMMOXED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKSCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUMPUFFLED confused, bewildered ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DABBERED confused, 'stumped' ...1825 Sc.
• DAUSEY-HEADED giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DINGED concussed, in a confused mental state (pronounced with a hard 'g') ...1970 UK sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMFUDDLED very much bewildered, or shaken; confused, disconcerted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB-FOGGED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOUNDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAST AND WEST disorderly, confused ...20C US sl.
• EUCHRED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FARBLONDJET confused, lost, astray ...20C US sl.
• FARBLONJET lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARCHADET confused; befuddled (pronounced 'far-chah-det', rhymes with 'car got it') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARMISHT confused, jumbled, mixed up ...1982 Amer. Yiddish
• FARRAGINARY †* confused, miscellaneous ...1538
• FARRAGINOUS miscellaneous, indiscriminate, confused ...1615
• FAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FERDUTZT bewildered, nonplussed, confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FERSCHIMMELT confused, mixed up ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUFFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMOXED confused, let down, outwitted ...M19 sl.
• FLUMMOXED UP confused, let down, outwitted ...M19 sl.
• FLUSTERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY obscure or confused; bewildered; perplexed; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY IN THE UPPER STORY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAZZLED confused ...1883 US sl.
• FROM MARS remarkably eccentric; also, very confused ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FUBB 'fucked-up beyond belief'; pert. to an inconceivably confused person, object, or situation ...M20 US sl.
• FUCKED temporarily confused or seriously mentally disturbed ...M20 US sl.
• FUCKED-UP temporarily confused or seriously mentally disturbed ...M20 US sl.
• FUDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken ...20C US sl.
• FUZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAGA confused, disoriented ....1930s sl.
• GALLIED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOFED-UP mentally confused; disoriented ...M20 US sl.
• GOOFY disoriented, confused ...1910s sl.
• GROGGY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HACKED angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired...1936 Amer. sl.
• HACKED OFF very angry, irritated, confused; annoyed and disappointed ...1892 sl., orig. US
• HACKED UP angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired...1984 Amer. sl.
• HAFFLING AND SHAFFLING confused, prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVELLED UP confused, mixed up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE confused, giddy, wanton ...1450-70 Sc.
• HODDY-DODDY confused, in a whirl ...a1809 Eng. dial.
• HOGRY-MOGRY disorderly, in a confused state; untidy, slovenly ...1869 Sc.
• HUGGRY-MUGGRY in a confused state, disorderly, untidy, slovenly ...B1900 Sc.
• HUNG UP confused, bewildered ...1945 sl.
• IGSY-PIGSY confused, higgledy-piggledy ...1899 Eng. dial.
• IN A FLAT SPIN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN IN A FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled; dazed; confused ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• IN A FUDDLE bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A GROUND LOOP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A JAMBLE mixed together, confused ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A RATTLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A STEW bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WOODS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JABBLED UP confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMBLED bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1745 Amer. dial.
• JAMBLED UP confused, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JIGGERED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLED bewildered; confused; muddled; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LOOPED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MADDLING foolish, silly, flighty; confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLED puzzled, confused, bewildered, muddled ...1820 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLY puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANGED confused, muddled, crazed ...1825 Sc.
• MANGHANGLE mixed up; confused ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MASKERED confused, bewildered, as by losing one's way in fog, snow, or darkness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MATED confused, bewildered ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTER-FANGLED in incipient dotage; muddle-headed, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZED stunned, confused, stupefied, dizzy, giddy, confused in the head ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MAZEDISH mad, confused, insane ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MAZEDY mad, confused, insane ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZE-HEADED dizzy, giddy; bewildered, stupefied, confused ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAZLING stupid, foolish, confused ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MAZY giddy, dizzy, confused in the head ...1740 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY dizzy, giddy; confused in the head ... 1740 Eng. dial.
• MEESCHLE-MASCHLE confused; much connected by intermarriage ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MINGLE-MANGLE irregular, confused, mixed ...1577
• MISCONFUDDLED confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISFUDDLED confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIXED confused, at a loss ...L19 sl.
• MIXED UP confused, bewildered ...1884
• MIXY-MAXY mixed up, confused ...1960 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLED confused, muddled ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLING confused, muddled ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOGGADORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOGODORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOMMICKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOMMIXED mixed up, in confusion ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MONKEYED UP confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MUCKED UP in disarray. confused; spoiled ...1996 US sl.
• MUCKIBUS † intoxicated, slightly drunk, tipsy, fuddled; confused or muddled with drink ...1756 sl.
• MUDDLE-BRAINED confused, foolish, simple ...M18
• MUDDLE-HEADED confused, foolish, simple ...M18
• MUDDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUDDY-BRAINED stupid, dull-witted; confused in mind ...1634
• MUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEBULO-CHAOTIC hazily confused ...1881 nonce word
• NERVED UP anxious; confused; agitated ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NERVOUSED UP nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NERVOUS-UPPED nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOT ROCK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A JUG OF APPLE CIDER ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A MUSKET ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1862 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A PITCHFORK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A RIFLE BARREL ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A STALK OF BANANAS ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A WIND SCOOP ABOUT SHIP'S WORK ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1958 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ICE CREAM ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1983 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM MAMMOTH CAVE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S AILERON ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1969 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ARMPIT ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1897 sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S LEFT FOOT ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM PORK SAUSAGE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A CHECKER BOARD ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THIRD BASE ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1955 Amer. sl.
• OBFUSTICATED confounded or confused ...1834 Amer. sl.
• OFF AT THE NAIL muddled, confused, beyond the bounds of reason ...1721 Sc.
• OFF ONE'S BASE insane, crazy, confused, muddled, mistaken ...1891 US sl.
• OFF THE HINGES disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF THE HOOKS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF YOUR CAKE confused; drug-intoxicated ...L20 sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHASED, PHJAZ bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUNCHY applied disparagingly to any person, implying that he is confused, or mentally subnormal from, or as though from, blows on the head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RACKMEREESLE confused, mixed up, higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• RAFFLY of weakened or confused intellect ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE wanting in system; confused, irregular, disorderly ...1833
• RAMFEEZLED confused, muddled, stupefied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLED confused, muddled, stupefied; spent, exhausted, wearied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMGEED tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RAMJEED tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RATTLE-BEANED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLED confused; foolish; silly; confused by excitement ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAVELLED tangled, confused, muddled, in difficulties ...1721 Sc.
• RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RAZZLED confused, rattled, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REE-RAW rough, riotous, noisy; untidy; confused ...1842
• RIBBLIE-RABBLIE confused, disorderly ...B1900 Sc.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEE-GEE peculiar, confused, awkward ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHY confused, unstable, strange, unsettling ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKEWGEE disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confused, incoherent, rambling, nonsensical ...1596
• SNOWED-IN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUCK DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STYMIED confused; frustrated; in difficulties ...20C sl., orig. US
• TAIVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TANGLESOME tangled, confused ...1888
• TAVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TAZZLED mixed together, confused ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH ANOTHER mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled ...1873 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHER confused, disorderly; unmethodical; mentally confused; agitated; harum-scarum ...1590 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUMMELT crowded, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TROUBLY † confused, troubled, distraught, disturbed, worried, stressed; marked by disturbance or confusion; restless, unquiet ...c1380
• TUMULTUARIOUS * hurriedly done; irregular, disorderly, confused; haphazard, random ...1607
• TWISTED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP IN THE AIR bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ONE'S HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ROUND HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WESTY † dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIZZY dizzy, giddy; confused ...1866 Eng. dial.
• WHOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIRES CROSSED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONKEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WUZZY confused, bewildered, fuddled ...1905 Amer. dial.
• YBLENT † blended, mingled; confused, blurred ...1426
• ZONED disoriented, confused ...1970s sl.
• ZONKED confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKERS confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKY confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
confused, confusion - adverbs
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSE-VERSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSEY-VERSY upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSEY-WARSEY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSIE-VERSIE, ARSI-VERSI upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1577
• ARSY-FARCY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VARSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VERSY in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ASPRAWL in confusion, gone wrong ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS-END UP in confusion, back-to-front, upside down ...1960s sl.
• ASS-END-BACKWARDS in confusion, back-to-front, upside down ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIP head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• BAISDLIE † in a state of confusion ...1709 Sc.
• CAT-WEST into disarray, confusion, or destruction ...1946 Amer. dial.
• EYVY-KEYVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• GALLEY-WEST askew, crooked, scattered in all directions, disorderly, in confusion ...19C US sl.
• GALLEY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GALLEY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAVEY-CAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SCAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SKAVEY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND THRAWART in confusion, pell-mell ...1893 Sc.
• HEADS AND HOLLS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND HORNS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEEVY-SKEEVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEST AND CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKED into confusion, in all directions ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKEDY into confusion, in all directions ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HIVIE-SKIVY all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MUCK HEAPT higgledy-piggledy, in confusion ...1848 Eng. dial.
• RAM-STAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; recklessly, rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAM-TAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RIFTY TUFTY † with disorderly haste or confusion; helter-skelter ...1592
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confusedly; in confusion ...1775
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion, with disorderly haste ...1778
• SKITTER-SKATTER helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-WAMPUS helter-skelter; in disorderly haste or confusion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED into confusion, askew ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TARSIE-VERSIE topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH ONE ANOTHER pell mell, in confusion ...1893 Eng. dial.
confused, confusion - nouns
• ADDLE-HEADEDNESS confusion, muddle-headedness ...1835
• ADDLEMENT confusion, muddle-headedness ...1859
• AGGLE a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ARROY disorder, confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABEL a scene of confusion; a confused or noisy assembly ...1625
• BABELDOM noisy confusion ...1882
• BABELISM noisy confusion of speech; strange utterance ...1834
• BAD JOB a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAFFLE † confusion, discomfiture, check ...1628
• BAG OF NAILS a confused thing or state of affairs; anything confusing ...1859 sl.
• BAISE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAIZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BALLS-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALL-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BARBULYE confusion, perplexity, quandary ...1820 Sc. arch.
• BASHMENT † confusion from surprise or sudden check; discomfiture, shame ...c1325
• BAZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BEES a state of confusion; muddle; light-headedness; fuddle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANGLE a tangle; a confused crowd ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANGLEMENT confusion; perplexity ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMBLE-BATH a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
• CADDLE disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance ...1825 Eng. dial.
• CADDLEMENT fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CAFFUFFLE chaos, confusion ...1975 Barbados sl.
• CALLALLOO a confused set of circumstances; a mix-up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CAN OF WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CHINAMAN'S NIGHTMARE an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos ...1982 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE FIRE DRILL (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
• COCKPIT FOG a state of confusion ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CONFUSIASM enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DING noise, confusion; a buzzing noise in the ear ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-DANG noise, clatter, confusion ...1730 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DING-DONG noise, clatter, confusion ...1730 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUKE'S MIXTURE confusion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EMBROGLIO 1. a confused heap ...1750
2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FAKEMENT a muddle, confusion ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FARRAGO a confused group; a medley, a mixture, hotchpotch ...1632
• FASH confusion, shame ...1841 Eng. dial.
• FAUCHLE a muddle, a state of confusion ...1952 Sc.
• FEERY-FARRY † a bustle, a tumult; a state of excitement, disorder, confusion ...1535 Sc.
• FINE KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRLY-FARLY confusion, tumult ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAT SPIN a state of confusion; dither ...colloq.
• FLUMMER a state of agitation, excitement, or confusion ...1873 Eng. dial.
• FLUSTRATION confusion; bustle; excitement; flurry ...c1740 sl.
• FUCK-UP a mess; a confusion ...20C US sl.
• GALLIMAWFRY a hodge-podge; a confused mixture or medley of persons or things; confused talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GARBOIL † confusion, disturbance, disorder, tumult, uproar; a brawl, hubbub, commotion ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GO-AND-COME a great confusion ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GO-AROUND a state of confusion ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GROUND LOOP a state of excitement or confusion ...1943 Amer. aviation sl.
• GUDDLE a muddled affair; a mix-up; confusion ...colloq.
• HABBER-GALYO an uproar, confusion, turmoil ...1929 Sc.
• HABBLE confusion, tumult, uproar, disturbance, hubbub ...1795 Sc.
• HACK a state of embarrassment, confusion or defeat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• HAFFICK tangle, confusion, rubbish, litter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAISTER † a confusion, a muddle ...1824 Sc.
• HAMPER confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPERMENT confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HARL a tangle, a knot; a confusion; mental confusion ...a1697 Eng dial.
• HARRIAGE confusion, disorder ...1830 Eng. dial.
• HASHY a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASSIE a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASTRIE † a confusion, a muddle ...1824 Sc.
• HEDLEY-MEDLEY † a jumble, confusion ...1646
• HIBBLEDY-HOBBLEDY a confused mass, a muddle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLE-BOBBLE confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HUBBLE-SHUBBLE †* commotion, uproar, tumult, disturbance, confusion ...c1550
• HULLABALOO a loud noise; uproar; confusion ...1762 UK sl.
• HURRY-BURRY confusion or bustle caused by excitement; tumult ...?a1800 Sc.
• HURRY-DURRY †* tumult, confusion, bustle caused by excitement ...1732
• IMBROGLIO 1. a confused heap ...1750
2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• IMPLICANCY †* entanglement, confusion; contradiction of terms ...1638
• IMPLICATE † entanglement, confusion ...1638
• JABBLE turmoil, confusion ...1894 Sc.
• JAKES a state of dirty mess or untidiness; a mess, confusion ...1867 Eng. dial.
• JAMBLE turmoil, confusion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1870 Eng. dial.
• KADOOMENT noise, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KENNEL WITS † muddy brains, confusion, muddle-headedness ...1598
• LANT commotion, confusion ...1825 Sc.
• LARRY confusion, excitement ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MADHOUSE a scene of confusion ...1919 sl.
• MAMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MANCH a confused mass; a mess; a muddle; fig. a blunder, a dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANG a mixture; a confused mass ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MANGHANGLE a confused mass ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MANGMENT a broken and confused mass ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASH a confused mixture; also, a muddle ...1598
• MAZE a state of amazement, bewilderment, or astonishment; perplexity, confusion, surprise ...1827 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MAZERMENT † confusion, perplexity, amazement ...1768 Sc.
• MEESCHLE a mixture; a state of confusion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEESCHLE-MASCHLE great confusion; a confused mass of anything ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELDER entanglement; mental confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGAL confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGLE confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSMENT a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MESSY ATTIC a mind which is very confused, distracted ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MIDGE-MADGE confusion, disorder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGETTY-POR an uproar, great confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGAL-CON-PORE an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGLE-CUM-PORE an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE a medley; a confused mixture; a hotch-potch; a mess; confusion ...1549
• MIXMUX confusion; medley ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOLLY BÁN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOLLY BAWN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOMMIX a state of excitement or confusion ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MOMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MOPPLE confusion, a state of disorder ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MUCK-UP a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch ...L19 colloq.
• MUMMOCK an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle ...1875 Eng. dial.
• NICE KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NINNY-WATCH a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary ...1746 Eng. dial.
• OLE-MAS a shambles, chaos, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OOGIS a mess, confusion, mix-up ...1964 Sc.
• OOMO disorder, confusion ...1929 Sc.
• ORDER confusion, tumult, larking, pranks...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANDEMONIUM a place or gathering of wild lawless violence, confusion, and uproar ...1779
• PANSHEET a state of excitement, confusion, sudden passion, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PARANGLES bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAUCHLE a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
• POB-BOB a state of confusion, a hubbub ...1898 Sc.
• POLISH FIRE DRILL a scene of great confusion; a chaotic situation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUABBLE confusion ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RABBLEMENT * confusion, disturbance, or tumult like that of a rabble; riotous conduct ...1590
• RAIRD † a loud noise or clamour; a riot; confusion; a sudden report ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMTANGLEMENT confusion, disorder ...1825 Sc.
• RAVE trouble, confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL a muddle, tangle, confusion ...1891 Sc.
• RAVELMENT a confusion, tangle ...1833 Sc.
• REEL-RALL a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
• REEL-RAWL a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
• REE-RAW a drinking bout; a noisy romp; a state of confusion; a disturbance, turmoil ...1854
• REE-RYE a state of confusion, a mixup ...1981 Amer. dial.
• REILIEBOGIE confusion, a state of tumult or disorder ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REUL a disturbance; confusion ...1703 Eng. dial.
• RIBBLE-RABBILL a disorderly crowd, rabble; a great confusion ...1771 Sc.
• ROIL a confused mass ...L17 now chiefly US
• SCADDLE confusion; mischief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOUVER confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOW confusion, bustle, disturbance, esp. confused preparation for an event ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERING confusion, bustle, turmoil ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERMENT confusion, bustle, turmoil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLATION confusion, disorder ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confused or worthless discourse ...1619
• SKOUVER confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SNAFU a term used in a chaotic, confused, or fouled-up situation; Situation Normal, All Fucked-Up", or "Situation Normal, All Fouled-Up" ...World War II military usage
• SNEFU "Situation Normal, Everything Fucked-Up" - describing a situation where everything is confused as usual
• SNRAFU "Situation Normal, Really All Fucked-Up" ...20C sl.
• STIRABOUT a bustle, a state of confusion ...1905
• TAFFLE anything tangled or confused; a tangle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TAISLE a state of disorder or the causing of disorder, confusion, muddling up ...1866 Sc.
• TALLY HO confusion, fuss ...20C Irish sl.
• TANGLE a difficulty; a state of mental confusion or perplexity ...1873 Sc.
• TANGLEMENT a difficulty; anything involved or confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANRACKET a racket, noise, confusion; a noisy crowd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• T.A.R.F.U. the state of confusion in which 'Things Are Really Fucked Up" ...20C
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THRANG business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG-DEED excitement; bustle and confusion; any incident of an exciting or busy character ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHER a confusion; a disturbance ...1792 Sc.
• THROUGH-OTHERNESS confusion, want of plan ...1849-50 Sc. & Ireland
• TIZZ a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason ...1954 sl.
• TIZZLE-TAZZLE a state of confusion, a tizzy ...1957 Amer. dial.
• TIZZY a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOHU AND BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• TOHU-BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• UPSTIR † a disturbance, commotion, uproar, confusion ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
confused, confusion - person
• BLUNDERHEAD a blundering, confused, muddle-headed fellow ...1697
• HAISTER a person who speaks or acts confusedly ...1825 Sc.
• HAISTERS one who speaks or acts confusedly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASTREL a confused person; one who is always in haste ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MESS an objectionable or foolish person; unruly or incorrigible person; an oaf; a hopelessly stupid person; a mentally confused person ...1936 sl.
• MISH-MASH an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems ...1950s sl.
• NAZZ-NOLL an imbecile; a person whose wits are confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAZZ-NOWL an imbecile; a person whose wits are confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUZZLE-HEAD one who is perplexed or confused over things that are clear and simple to others ...1888
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKETCH one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHBALL one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHER one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
confused, confusion - verbs
• ABAVE † to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded ...1303
• BE ALL FLUMMUXED UP to be confused ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• BEMUSE to make utterly confused or muddled, as with intoxicating liquor; to put into a stupid stare, to stupefy ...1735
• BIRR to be in a turmoil or confusion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOLLIX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BORE to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BULLOX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CONTURBATE † to disturb greatly; to perturb; to throw into confusion ...1657
• DAFFLE to become confused, to become stupid; of old people: to dote, to betray loss of memory and of mental faculties ...1796 Eng. dial.
• EFFRONT †* to put to confusion ...1649
• FLAT SPIN to act confused ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FOG to confuse or become confused
• GUM UP to ruin, to spoil, to throw into confusion; to wreck ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUM UP THE WORKS to ruin, to spoil, to throw into confusion ...1890 Amer. sl.
• HARL to be in a state of confusion or perplexity ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE BEES to be confused, stupefied with drink, etc. ...1813 Sc.
• MADDLE to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A RAVELLED HASP to put a thing into confusion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE HAY (OF) to make confusion, to confuse ...1703
• MAMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MANG to become confused or distressed to the point of losing control of oneself; to become frantic or crazed with emotion, love, rage, etc. ...1766 Sc.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MAZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MAZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEESCHLE to mix; to throw into confusion ...Bl1905 Sc.
• MEZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to mess up; to create confusion ...20C Brit. colloq.
• NINNY-WATCH to get into a state of confusion or excitement ...1866 Eng. dial.
• PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY to make a great disturbance or commotion; to turn everything into confusion; to cause havoc ...1828
• QUEER to put to confusion; to make or cause to feel queer; to cause to go wrong ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAISE CAIN to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...1849
• RAISE THE DEVIL to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...1841
• RAISE THE MISCHIEF to make a disagreeable disturbance; to create trouble, uproar, or confusion ...c1865
• RAMSHACKLE to throw into confusion; to reduce to a state of disorder, to wreck ...1825 Sc.
• RAVEL to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
• REEL-RALL to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOW to be in confusion, bustle, or disorder ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAIVER, TAVER to wander in mind or speech; to talk foolishly or incoherently; to rave; to become confused through weariness or exhaustion ...1808 Sc.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
• TURN OLD-MAS to collapse into confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• UPSTIR † to excite, to rouse; to thrown into confusion ...1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE to tangle, to ravel, to put into confusion ...1908 Sc.
confused, confusion - interjections/phrases
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS BUTTERMILK one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...c1954 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS STRAIGHT WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS SUCKS WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASSHOLE SUCKS WIND one is thoroughly confused or terrified; hence, one is talking nonsense; used derisively ...1967 Amer. sl.
• WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHO THE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHY THE BLAZES? a general excl. of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
CONFUSEDLY - adverbs
• ALL-ABROAD in great confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ANYHOW in a confused or disorderly manner ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ALL FUSSED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL NOHOW disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER HELL adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL WHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BACKWARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1937 Amer. sl.
• BARSE-ACKWARDS backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BASS-ACKARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1931 Amer. colloq.
• BASS-ACKWARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order; head over heels ...1930 Amer. dial. colloq.
• CLATCHY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLATTY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COCKEYED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EDLEY-MEDLEY confusedly ...19C Eng. dial.
• EVERYWHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYWHICHWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIMPLE-FRAMPLE in a confused, tangled manner; promiscuously ...19C Sc.
• FUDDY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH in confusion; in a disorderly state, topsy-turvy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH in confusion; in a disorderly state, topsy-turvy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAND OVER HEAD in confusion or disorder, confusedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARUM-SCARUM disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEADS AND THRAWS in disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely ...1835 Sc.
• HEAP in a confused state, higgledy-piggledy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELL, WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELTER-SKELTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE entirely in a state of confusion; one upon another; higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
• HILTER-SKILTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HIM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HOXTER-POXTER in great confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1865 Sc.
• HURRY-BURRY with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously ...1791 Sc.
• IMPLICITLY † in an involved or confused manner ...1635
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• MOMMICKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUZZY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NINETY WAYS TO DIXIE in all directions; in confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OFF THE HINGES disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF THE HOOKS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OMNIUM GATHERUM † in a confused medley; promiscuously ...1648
• PELLY MELLY †* in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMSTAM rudely, in confusion ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RIBBLE-RABBLE * in great confusion ...c1460 rare or Sc.
• SCREWY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER-HELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE, SKIMBLE-SKAMBL in a confused or rambling manner; incoherently ...1775
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• SKY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROUGH-OTHER confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROW-OTHER confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc.
• TOPSIDE-THE-OTHER-WAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TOTHERWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURFWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURNED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSIDE-TURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOPSY-TURN disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TURVY-TOPSY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UGGLEDY-MUGGLEDY in confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAW-WAYS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CONFUSING - adjectives
• HURLY-BURLY confusing, tumultuous ...1596 UK sl.
• MAZZENING. confusing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SENSE-THRAWING perverting or confusing the senses ...1895 Sc.
CONFUTE - verbs
• TAKE OFF † to do away with, to disprove, to confute ...1630
CONGEAL - verbs
• GEAL † to stiffen as with cold, to congeal ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JEEL to set as jelly; to congeal ...1896 Sc.
• JELL to become a jelly; to congeal or jelly ...1830-40 US colloq.
CONGEALED - adjectives
• GELABLE * capable of being frozen or congealed; capable of being converted into jelly ...1727
• ICICLED † frozen, congealed ...a1640
CONGENIAL - adjectives
• AMICOUS †* friendly, congenial, pleasing ...1675
CONGLOMERATION - nouns
• HAGGERSNASH † a medley, conglomeration ...1808 Sc.
CONGRATULATE - verbs
• FAIN † to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
• GRATULATE to congratulate ...16C
• HIGH FIVE to slap hands as a form of celebration, affirmation, congratulation, etc. ...1990s sl.
CONGRATULATION(S) - nouns
• PARABIEN † a congratulatory compliment, congratulation ...1622
• RAP congratulations, a commendation, praise; a compliment ...1939 Aust. sl.
CONGREGATE - nouns
• PARKING LOT a place where men congregate ...1980s US campus sl.
CONGREGATION - nouns
• LATHING † an invitation, a calling together; also, a congregation ...c897 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUELET †* a gathering, collection; congregation ...1382
CONJECTURAL - adjectives
• OPINABLE † that is a matter of opinion; not certain, disputable, conjectural ...1456
• OPINATIVE † expressing opinion; conjectural, not certain ...1588
• OPINIATIVE † based on opinion, conjectural ...1592
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATIVE † of the nature of opinion; fancied, imaginary; conjectural, speculative ...c1555
CONJECTURE - adjectives
• STOCHASTIC † given to or able to conjecture ...1662 now rare or obs.
conjecture - nouns
• AIM an idea, conjecture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
conjecture - verbs
• AIM to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to conjecture as to the future; to anticipate; to forecast ...c1384
• CAST BEYOND THE MOON † to conjecture wildly; to indulge in wild conjectures ...1559
• ETTLE to suppose, to conjecture, to imagine, to guess; to reckon, to compute, to count on ...1889 Sc.
• HALSEN to predict, to divine, to conjecture; to forebode evil, to anticipate bad news; to speak evil ...1814 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE AT to conjecture; to form a hasty judgement concerning a thing ...Bk1904 Sc.
CONJURATION - nouns
• GRIS-GRIS the body of knowledge, system, or practice of magic or conjuration; a medium of luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NECROMANCY the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...a1300
• NECROMANTY †* the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...1560
• TRICK a spell or act of conjuration; an object used in such an act ...1893 Amer. dial.
conjuration - person
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
CONJURE - verbs
• QUENGER † variant of conjure ...1567
CONJURING - adjectives
• PRESTIGIATORY † practising 'prestigiation'; juggling, conjuring; consisting of tricks, impostures, or illusions; deceptive, delusive ...1588
conjuring - nouns
• ABRACADABRA a pretended conjuring word; a meaningless word of mysterious sound; jargon, gibberish ...1687
• GIMMICK a conjuror's trick ...c1930 magicians' usage
• JADOO conjuring, magic, hocus-pocus ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LEGERDEMAIN sleight of hand; the performance of tricks which by nimble action deceive the eye; jugglery, conjuring tricks ...a1400
• NECROMANTICS * conjuring tricks ...1742
CONJURER, CONJUROR - person
• ADEPT a conjuror ...18C sl.
• AUTEM-GOGGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• AUTEM-GOGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• CALKER † a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer ...1535
• LEGERDEMAIN †* a sleight-of-hand performer; a conjurer ...1695
• LEGERDEMAINIST a performer of legerdemain; a conjurer ...a1800
• NECROMANCER one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1300
• NECROMANCIEN † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1303
• NECROMANT † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1598
• NECROMANTIC † one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...1574
• NECROMANTIST †* one who claims to carry on a communication with the dead; generally, a wizard, a magician, a wonder-worker, a conjurer ...a1607
CONNECT - verbs
• DAISY CHAIN to connect; to link; to chain ...1990s Amer. sl.
• LEAGUE † to bind, to connect, to join ...c1645
CONNECTICUT - person
• NUTMEG a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1821 sl.
• NUTMEG-MAKER a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1883 sl.
• RAGGIE a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RAGGY a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area ...1938 Amer. dial.
CONNECTION - nouns
• UMBILICALITY † a close or intimate connection ...1646
CONNIVE - verbs
• CAHOOT to consort; to connive ...1886 Amer. dial.
CONNOISSEUR - person
• BELLY-CRITIC a connoisseur of good living ...a1711
• KENOOZER a connoisseur ...World War I Amer. sl.
CONQUER - verbs
• BACK to conquer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BANT to conquer, to achieve, to manage ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BASTE to conquer, to overcome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBELL † to put down in fight, to subdue, to vanquish, to conquer, to overcome; to expel by force of arms ...1555
• DEBELLATE † to overcome in war; to conquer, subdue, vanquish ...1611
• IMPORT † to conquer, to overcome ...1624
• LAMP to trounce, to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MAITRISE †* to make oneself master of; to conquer ...1636
• TAKE IN † to capture, to take prisoner, to conquer in war ...1387
• YED to work secretly; to conquer by stratagem ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONQUERABLE - adjectives
• VINCIBLE † conquerable ...1724 Sc.
CONQUERED - adjectives
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
CONQUERING - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
CONQUEROR - person
• BANGSTER † one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror ...1820 obs. exc. Sc.
• BEATEM the conqueror; the one who excels all others; often used in cock-fighting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBELLATOR †* a subduer, a vanquisher, a victor, a conqueror ...1713
• MASTERLING † one who has the power of a master; a conqueror, a chief ...c1200
• TAMBURLAINE a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
• TAMERLANE a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
• VAINQUER †* a conqueror; a vanquisher; a victor ...1456
• VAINQUERESS † a female conqueror, vanquisher, or victor ...a1513
• VANQUER † a conqueror ...1570
CONQUEST - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
• QUENQUESTE † form of conquest ...1422
• WAIN † conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil ...c1330
CONSCIENCE - adjectives
• COMPUNCTIOUS having or feeling compunction; pricking to the conscience; causing regret or misgiving; remorseful, repentant ...1605
conscience - nouns
• ARR a guilty recollection, leaving an impression on the conscience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DIRDUMS the twingings of conscience, remorse ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRL a twinge of conscience ...Bk1900 Sc.
CONSCIENTIOUS - adjectives
• EIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive ...1812 Sc.
CONSCIOUS - adjectives
• ON DECK alive, conscious ...L19 sl.
• WARE † cognizant, informed, conscious ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
CONSCIOUSNESS - nouns
• BLACK SPELL a sudden feeling of weakness, when sometimes the person loses consciousness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DAYLIGHTS wits, consciousness ...1819 US sl.
consciousness - verbs
• CRUMP to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMP OUT to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FALL OUT to faint, to lose consciousness ...1884 Amer. dial.
CONSECUTIVELY - adverbs
• DINGDONG consecutively ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENDLANG consecutively, continuously, without intermission or interruption ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAND-A-RUNNING adv. consecutively, in succession, continuously ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HAND RUNNING consecutively, continuously, in uninterrupted succession ... 1828 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• ON THE BOUNCE consecutively, one after the other ...2001 UK sl.
• RIGHT HAND-RUNNING in succession; continuously, consecutively ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SUING in succession, one after another, consecutively ...c1400
• SUINGLY † consecutively, in succession ...1453
CONSENT - nouns
• YATING † granting, consent ...a1225
CONSENT - nouns, person
• QUAIL a girl under the legal age of consent ...1976 US sl.
CONSENT - verbs
• ACCONSENT †* to consent to anything proposed, to give consent ...1560
• BAITHE †* to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
• BETEEM † to think fit or proper; to vouchsafe, to grant, to consent ...1565
CONSEQUENCE(S) - adjectives
• ALL-SAME of no consequence ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS †* important, full of consequence ...1634
• EARTHSHAKING of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• EARTH-SHATTERING of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• MATTERABLE important; of consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENCE(S) - nouns
• AFTER-CAST consequences, effect, what may ensue ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTERCLAP ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence ...1580 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AFTER-COME consequence, what comes after ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTERINGS outcome, results, consequences ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGAIN a transaction that entails consequences, esp. unpleasant ones; a (bad or unfortunate) 'business' ...c1400 arch.
• EFFICACE † effect, result, consequence ...a1491
• EFTERINS final results, consequences ...1823 Sc.
• FALL, THE consequences, esp. blame taken for another person ...1929 sl., orig. prison usage
• FLAREBACK a negative, often unexpected, consequence of an action ...US
• FOLLOW-UP a consequence or expected result ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• IMPORTANCE † bearing, consequence ...1691
• IMPORTMENT † importance, consequence ...1658
• MAKINGS anything of importance or consequence ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MEANING matter, consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARNESS †* importance, consequence ...1679
• SUCCEEDING † consequence, result ...1601
• WAKE † a consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENCE(S) - verbs
• BEAR THE BLUNT to bear the blame or consequences ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COME OUT IN THE WASH to be dealt with as a natural consequence ...Amer. sl.
• FACE THE MUSIC to accept or face up to the unpleasant consequences of one's own actions ...1850 colloq.
• HOLD THE SACK to bear alone the consequences that should be shared by others; to possess what remains after others have taken whatever is of value; to be in a predicament ...1904 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE FIDDLER to suffer the consequences of one's acts ...1867 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE KAIN to pay the penalty, to suffer the consequences ...1736 Sc.
• SUE to follow as a consequence or result ...c1400 obs.
• SOW THE WIND AND REAP THE WHIRLWIND to indulge in reckless wickedness or folly and suffer the disastrous consequences ...1382
• STAND THE BLUNT to bear the blame or consequences ...1966 Amer. dial.
• STAND THE RACKET to face the consequences of an action; to bear the blame ...1823
CONSEQUENTIAL - adjectives
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONSEQUENTIAL - nouns
• SHIT ON A STICK an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK BUT HE AIN'T FART ON A SPLINTER an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
CONSEQUENTIAL - nouns, person
• SHIT ON A STICK an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK BUT HE AIN'T FART ON A SPLINTER an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
CONSEQUENTLY - adverbs
• SUINGLY † accordingly, consequently ...c1380
CONSERVATIONIST - person
• GREENIE a conservationist ...L20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
CONSERVATIVE - adjectives
• DAGGY conservative and lacking style and sophistication in manners, interests, etc.; uncool; unfashionable in dress ...20C Aust. sl.
• HARDPAN basic, fundamental; conservative ...1870 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELL conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELLED conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted ...1858 Amer. dial.
• MUMPSIMUS stupidly conservative ...1680
• RED conservative, strait-laced ...1970s US campus sl.
• SAFE AS KELSEY extremely conservative ...1910s sl.
• SQUARE conventional, conservative ...1946 sl., orig. US
• STICK-IN-THE-MUDDISH conventional, conservative ...1936 sl.
• STRAIGHT conventional, conservative ...1960 sl., orig. US
• WAY-IN conventional, conservative ...1960 sl.
conservative - person
• CUBE an extremely conventional or conservative person ...1957 sl., orig. US
• DAG 1. a person who is neat in appearance, conservative in manners, and lacks style and sophistication ...20C Aust. sl.
2. a person who is dull and conservative; a person who has no sense of fashion; an uncool or unhip person ...1966 Aust. sl.
• DODO an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc. ...colloq.
• DUSTY BREAD a conventional, conservative woman ...1970s US Black sl.
• FART-HEAD a conservative, traditional old person ...1990s sl.
• HARDSHELL a conservative or straitlaced person; one who is unyielding or hard-hearted ...1902 Amer. dial.
• MOLDY FIG a person having outdated or conservative ideas ...1949 Amer. sl.
• MOSSBACK a conservative; one opposed to progress; an old-time pioneer who is satisfied with life and whose narrow ways prevent development ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TACK a conservative person ...1950s US Black sl.
conservative - verbs
• HOLD CLOSE TO THE WILLOWS to act cautiously and conservatively; to be conventional, conservative, or modest ...1913 Amer. dial.
CONSERVATORY - nouns
• SARVATORY a conservatory ...1887 Eng. dial.
CONSIDER - verbs
• ACCOUNT † vb. to take into account or consideration; to consider ...a1400
• ADVERT † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to take note, to give heed, to consider ...c1430
• ADVISE † 1. to bethink oneself; to take thought, to consider, to reflect ...1297
† 2. to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
• AVOIRDUPOIS to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEHOLD † to consider; to give attention or regard ...c825
• BELOOK † to look; to look at, consider; to look about one, cast one's eyes about ...c1175
• BEST to consider ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETHINK † 1. to think over a thing with a view to decision or action; to consider ...c1220
2. to consider, to reflect, to meditate, to think ...c1300 arch.
• BUSH AROUND to consider, to discuss something ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALL to consider, to estimate, to think ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to revolve in one's mind, to debate with oneself, to consider, to ponder, to deliberate ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHEW IT FINE to explain fully or simply; to consider thoroughly ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S TOBACCO TWICE to consider for a long time before acting ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DASCAN † to ponder; to consider ...c1579 Sc.
• FEAGUE AWAY † to consider, to deliberate ...1672
• HAVE IN ONE'S EYE to be considering, to have in mind ...L18 sl.
• HEAR TELL OF to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NIBBLE to consider a bargain, or an opportunity, eagerly but carefully, as a fish considers bait ...Bk1902 colloq.
• PANSE † to think of, to consider, to heed ...1560
• PENSICULATE †* to consider, to ponder ...1623
• PENSITATE †* to weigh in the mind; to consider, to ponder ...1623
• REDEEM to consider; to give as opinion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE to reflect on, to consider ...1724 Sc.
• TAKE to think; to consider ...1901 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAKE ADVISEMENT † to take thought, to consider or deliberate; to take counsel, to consult; hence, to decide, to resolve ...1375
• UMBECAST † to consider, to meditate ...1375
• UMBETHINK † to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• UMTHINK † to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UNBETHINK † to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• VIEW to consider, to guess, to be of the opinion ...1891 Sc.
• WAIT † to watch mentally, to observe, to consider attentively ...1382
• WALLOW to turn something over in one's mind ...2000s Amer. dial.
• WALT † to revolve in the mind; to consider ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEME † to care for, to take notice of, to consider ...c888
CONSIDERABLE - adjectives
• FEATISH pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTY large in quantity or size, great, exceeding, considerable ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MONGO considerable, substantial, huge, big ...1974 US teen & campus sl.
• WALLIE of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing ...1500-20 Sc.
CONSIDERABLY - adverbs
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS considerably, by far ...1864
• BY ODDS by far, considerably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ENOUGH sufficiently, considerably ...1856 Amer. dial.
• FAMOUSLY very well, splendidly; extremely, considerably ...c1600 colloq.
• MAINLY † in a great degree; greatly, considerably, very much, a great deal ...c1400-50
• MIGHTILY † greatly, very much, considerably ...1796 Eng. dial.
• QUEERLY considerably, extraordinarily ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TERRIBLY much, considerably ...1876 Eng. dial.
CONSIDERATE - adjectives
• ADVICEFUL † considerate, thoughtful, attentive, careful ...1596
• TENDER † circumspect, careful, considerate; scrupulous ...1709-31 Sc.
• THOTTY thoughtful, considerate, kind ...1982 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHTY thoughtful, considerate, kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• THRIFTY thoughtful, considerate, saving of time or trouble ...1899 Sc.
considerate - person
• ONE GOOD WOMAN the ideal soulmate, considerate, sympathetic, and probably sexy too ...1970s US Black sl.
considerate - verbs
• LET SOMEONE DOWN EASILY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN EASY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN GENTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN LIGHT to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN LIGHTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE DOWN SOFTLY to treat someone kindly and considerately when one has to deliver bad or disappointing news ...M19 sl.
• LET SOMEONE OFF EASY to deal with someone kindly ...20C sl.
CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERING - adjectives
• THROUGH-HANDS under consideration or examination ...1864 Sc.
consideration, considering - nouns
• ADVERTENCE the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
• ADVICE † weighing of opinions; consideration, deliberation, consultation, reckoning ...1366
• ADVISEMENT † 1. the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
† 2. the process of viewing or considering mentally; thought, thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation ...1330
• BARVEL AND BOOTS a little frosting on the cake; a special consideration ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BEHOLDING † mental contemplation; consideration ...a1520
• BESEEING † circumspection, consideration ...1340
• BESIGHT †* consideration, determination, ordinance ...1258
• BETHINKING n. the act of thinking, considering, reflecting, or remembering ...1340
• FAIRATION fair play, fair dealing; consideration, fairness ...1861 Eng. dial.
• MARKING † notice, consideration ...1585
• RATE † estimation, consideration ...1610
• TENDERNESS † consideration, regard; scrupulousness ...1818 Sc.
• UNADVISEMENT †* want of consideration or judgement ...1526
consideration, considering - phrases
• ON THE TAPIS on the table-cloth, under discussion or consideration ...1782
CONSIDERED - adjectives
• BEHOLDEN † regarded, considered ...a1520