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embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; deceive, misguide, mislead

[1b] abash, confound, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, rattle—more at EMBARRASS

[3] becloud, befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy; also complicate, perplex; entangle, snarl, tangle; disorder, jumble, mess (up), mix (up)

Antonyms

clarify

confused adjective 1 : being perplexed or disconcerted

2 : being disordered or mixed up

Synonyms

[1] dizzy, stunned—more at DIZZY

[2] chaotic, disheveled, disordered, messy, muddled, sloppy, unkempt, untidy—more at MESSY

con·fu·sion noun 1 : an act or instance of confusing

2 : the quality or state of being confused

3 : a confused mass or mixture

Synonyms

[2] bafflement, bewilderment, distraction, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, whirl; also abashment, discomfiture, embarrassment, fluster, mortification; agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset

[3] chaos, disarray, disorder, disorganization, havoc, hell, jumble, mess, muddle, shambles—more at CHAOS

con·fute verb con·fut·ed; con·fut·ing : to overwhelm by argument : refute conclusively

— con·fu·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

belie, disprove, rebut, refute—more at DISPROVE

cong abbreviation congress; congressional

con·ga noun : a Cuban dance of African origin performed by a group usu. in single file

con·geal verb 1 : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold : FREEZE

2 : to make or become hard or thick

Synonyms

[1] clot, coagulate, gel, jell, set—more at COAGULATE

[1, 2] concrete, firm, freeze, harden, set, solidify—more at HARDEN

con·gee noun : porridge made from rice

con·ge·ner noun : one related to another; especially : a plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another

— con·ge·ner·ic adjective

con·ge·nial adjective 1 : having the same nature, disposition, or tastes : KINDRED

2 : agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook : AGREEABLE

— con·ge·ni·al·i·ty noun

— con·ge·nial·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] agreeable, amicable, compatible, harmonious, kindred, unanimous, united—more at HARMONIOUS

[2] agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying

con·gen·i·tal adjective : existing at or dating from birth

con·ger eel noun : a large edible marine eel of the Atlantic

con·ge·ries noun, plural congeries : AGGREGATION, COLLECTION

con·gest verb 1 : to cause excessive fullness of the blood vessels of (as a lung)

2 : to obstruct by overcrowding

3 : to concentrate in a small or narrow space

— con·ges·tion noun

— con·ges·tive adjective

Synonyms

block, choke, clog, close, dam, jam, obstruct, plug, stop, stuff—more at CLOG

congestive heart failure noun : heart failure in which the heart is unable to keep enough blood circulating in the tissues or is unable to pump out the blood returned to it by the veins

1conglomerate adjective [ORIGIN: L conglomerare to roll together, fr. com- together + glomerare to wind into a ball, fr. glomer-, glomus ball]

: made up of parts from various sources

2conglomerate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to gather into a mass : form a coherent whole

— con·glom·er·a·tion noun

Synonyms

accumulate, collect, gather, heap, pile—more at COLLECT

3conglomerate noun 1 : a mass formed of fragments from various sources; especially : a rock composed of fragments varying from pebbles to boulders held together by a cementing material

2 : a widely diversified corporation

Con·go·lese noun : a native or inhabitant of Congo

— Congolese adjective

con·grat·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to express sympathetic pleasure to on account of success or good fortune : FELICITATE

— con·grat·u·la·to·ry adjective

con·grat·u·la·tion noun 1 : the act of congratulating

2 : a congratulatory expression — usu.