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1) (to make) a loud confused noise or shout, especially of people complaining angrily or making a demand (clamour)

2) unable to think clearly; confused (daze)

3) a loud, confused noise (din)

4) (of a person) feeling as if everything is turning round, as if unable to balance; mentally confused (dizzy)

5) to make a person nervous or confused (fluster)

6) to talk excitedly or in a confused manner (jabber)

7) (to cause objects) to be mixed in a confused way (jumble)

8) (a mistake caused by) a disorganized state, confused arrangement etc (mixup)

9) a confused state (muddle)

10) (of a person, thoughts) confused (e.g. because of alcohol) (muzzy)

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aback

to be silently surprised or upset

taken unawares

abashed

very embarrassed or ashamed

exhibiting mental discomfort, ill at ease

amiss

wrong(ly); out of order

wrong; defective

amok

to run about wildly (especially with a desire to kill people)

broken; crazy

bashful

shy (the usual word)

shy

bespattered

covered with (large drops etc of)

dark and cloudy

complex

made up of many connected parts (and often difficult to understand or explain)

involved, intricate

convoluted

coiled; twisted

complicated

crisscross

(to make) a pattern of crossed lines

intersecting

delirious

suffering from delirium

mentally imbalanced

disjointed

(of speech and writing) not having a good order or plan

loose, disconnected

disorderly

very untidy

messy, untidy

distraught

extremely troubled or upset

very upset, worked-up

groggy

likely to collapse or fall

dizzy, stunned

hectic

full of excitement and without rest

frantic, turbulent

helter-skelter

(done) in a hurry and without organization; a tall spiral slide in a fairground etc

with undue hurry and confusion

heterogeneous

(formed of parts) of different kinds

assorted, miscellaneous

incoherent

nor coherent

unintelligible

indefinite

not clear; vague; having no precise limit

ambiguous, vague

indiscriminate

acting, given, without care

random, chaotic

indistinct

not distinct

obscure, ambiguous

maudlin

very sad and full of self pity

teary, overemotional

miscellaneous

of various kinds; having various qualities and characteristics

diversified, various

misguided

(of behaviour) foolish and wrong (because of bad judgement)

ill-advised, deluded

muddy

full of, covered with, mud

dark and cloudy

rambling

(especially for buildings, streets, towns) extending in various directions as if built without planning; (of a speech etc) disorganized

disconnected, wordy

sedimentary

of, formed from, sediment

cloudy

turbulent

violent and irregular; very disturbed, confused etc

unsettled, raging (referring to weather)

unclear

not clear

not clear

unhinged

stupid; silly

demented

unsettled

not settled

bothered, upset

upset

a condition of being ill; an unexpected result; to knock over; overturn; to cause (a person or thing) to be disturbed

disturbed, bothered

upsidedown

with the upper side underneath or at the bottom; in disorder

mixed-up

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