What is the Latin word for confused?

The usual Latin words for “confused” are turbō, conturbō, perturbō; also cōnfundō, inconditus, impediō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“confused” in Latin

turbōto disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb; to upset conturbōto confuse, confound; to throw into confusion; to disturb, disquiet; to become bankrupt; to throw accounts into disarray perturbōto confuse; to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarm cōnfundōto pour, mingle, stir up; to diffuse, suffuse, spread over; to unite, mix together, join, combine, mingle inconditusirregular, disordered, confused; uncouth, rude impediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrass perplexusentangled, involved, intricate, confused; unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscure cōnsternōto alarm, shock, startle, terrify, throw into confusion commoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, permoveōto move, shake up or stir up thoroughly, agitate; to move deeply; stir or rouse up, overrule, excite, arouse; upset; inf

The English word confused itself goes back to Latin fundō, through cōnfūsus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

confused

turbatus: conturbatus: perturbatus (put or thrown into disorder, conturbatus and perturbatus also = confounded): confusus (out of order; then also = confounded); (the words are found in this connexion and order.) conturbatus et confusus: inconditus (not PROP. arranged): impeditus (difficult, not easily to be unraveled, as it were, etc.): perplexus (unintelligible, obscure, intricate): confused ranks or march, ordines turbati, or conturbati, or perturbati, or confusi: confused flight, fuga effusa: a confused cry, clamor inconditus: a confused speech, oratio confusa; sermo perplexus: a confused notion, notio complicata: confused in one’s head (mind). mente turbata: my head is quite confused, sum animo conturbato et incerto: to make anybody confused, alicujus mentem turbare (of the understanding): alicujus animum confundere (of the mind, the courage, etc.); aliquem conturbare or perturbare (to confuse anybody): to become confused, mente turbari (to become confused in one’s head): memoria: turbari: memoria alicujus confunditur (anybody’s recollection becomes confused). A confused and intricate affair, res impedita, or contorta, or difficilis, or contorta et difficilis.

Thrown into confusion, (animo) perturbatus, consternatus (besides one’s self, put out of composure): (animo) confusus (confused): commotus: permotus (agitated): percussus (shaken): perterritus (violently frightened). Vid: To CONFUSE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for confused?: The usual Latin words for “confused” are turbō, conturbō, perturbō; also cōnfundō, inconditus, impediō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.