,lu:z 'knnfVt?ns||-ku;n- to stop fueling confident, especially after making a mistake: 'How was your driving test9" "Terrible - I made a small mistake, and then I just lost confidence."
be unsure of yourself b,: ЛГ1 f( ^ ov
p:rself to nor oe confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience of something: He was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with women.
confident/not confident
Insecure .msi'kjo.V/ [adj] not confident about making decisions, trying new experiences. or forming new relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough: Ben's parents' divorce left him lonely and insecure. + about Even though she's a model, she's very insecure about how she looks.
CONFUSED
when you cannot understand something or you do not know
see also
i/used
aerstand
con
un
what to do
understand/not understand
confused
kr>n t ju:zd [adj\ unable to what is happening, what someone is saying etc, especially wher. this makes you feel worried: I'm a little confused - could you explain it again? I She felt hurt and confused when her husband left her.
+ about Andrea is still confused about what happened on the n\ght of the accident.
get con/used (^become confused) Every time someone explains the Internet to me, I get even more confused.
puzzled PAZf?'d [ad;] completely unable
to understand why or how something happened: The doctors are puzzled - they've never seen anything like this disease before. I She had a puzzled expression on her face.
+ by/at Mandy was puzzled by Bill's behaviour ~ why was he being so unfriendly?
bewildered hi wildo'ci [adj] very confused and surprised when something unusual and unexpected happens to you: He was bewildered to find three policemen at the front door.
+ by At first she wcs bewildered by all the noise and activity of the city
Confusion kon'tjuryn [n U] the feeling you have when you feel confused, or a situation in which people are confused: The new rules have caused a lot of confusion.
+ about/over There is some confusion about how the new law actually works.
something that makes you feel confused
Confusing bnljuizii] [adj] confusing instructions, explanations, situations etc make you feel confused, because it is not clear what they mean or what you should do: The road signs were very confusingand we ended up getting lost. I I found some of the questions really confusing.
puzzling 'рл/г?]л] \adj) a puzzling action or situation makes you feel confused because you do not understand why or how it happened: Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling. I I find it puzzling that no-one noticed them leave.
bewildering Ы \wld;nrj.[adj] a bewildering situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new. or because a lot of different things are happening at once: Elderly people often find hospitals bewildering and frightening
places.
bewildering choice/variety/range (=so many rhings that it is difficult for you to choose) There was a bewildering variety of styles to choose from.
В to make someone feel confused
COn/use Iju:/. [и T1 You con/use
the students if you give them too much new information at once.
ml to think one person or thing is another person or thing
COn/use кэп fju:z [u TJ to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else: Try not to eon/use 'your' end you're'.
confuse sb with sb / always confuse
Anthea with her sister they look so
alike.
mix Up ,miks лр {phrasa/ uerb T} to wrongly think one person or thing is someone or something else, especially because they are very similar mix stk up/mix up stK Chi/dren often mix up b'and'd' when they're learning lo write.
get sb/sth mixed up Which one's Jane and which one's Jen? / a/ways get their names mixed up.
Mix up is more informal than confuse
CONNECTED/ NOT CONNECTED
when there is a relationship/no relationship between two things
see also join, stick
II to be connected with something
be connected/be related hi:
k?nektid, bi: ri'leit^d if two things are connected with each other or related to each other, there is a relationship between them
be connected with sth The police want to talk to people who saw anything that might be connected with the crime. be related to sth Most of my problems were related to work, be closely connected!related The two languages are closely related. I Achievement at school is closely con nected with a child's home life.
be linked bi; 'liqkt/ to be directly connected in some way - use this especially when there is one fact or cause that connects two things
be closely!strongly linked Diet and health are strongly, linked. + to/with Drug dealing has always been closely linked with organized crime.