perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
Confused: losing one's clarity and decisiveness. Lack of alignment and consistency of bodies, chakras, and three minds. Laziness of mind to keep from dealing with a situation or making a decision.
The state of a rudder when the water from the ship's motion and the water from the propeller are coming at it from opposite directions: the rudder loses its turning effect.