confuse
verb (used with object)
to perplex or bewilder.
have been confusing
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present perfect progressiveof confuse.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Artificial intelligence is disrupting the workforce, but reports about how that’s happening have been confusing, taken out of context—or used to prove doom-and-gloom scenarios that are unlikely to unfold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The Home Office, which was found to have been "confusing and inconsistent" in how it ran the scheme by the the Parliamentary Ombudsman, said it was committed to running it "effectively".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
Politics have been confusing and uncertain in France and Venezuela since the countries held elections this summer.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 6, 2024
Jonathan Edelbrock, Del Mar’s chief lifeguard and community services director, said the conditions Sunday may have been confusing for sharks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
That third “herons” is clunky, even confusing, for the same reason that repeating the name Stanley Goldfarb in the funeral joke would have been confusing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
