Definition
Tending to confuse; having the quality or effect of causing confusion.
Etymology
From confuse + -ive (having the quality of). The -ive suffix, from Latin -ivus, attaches to verbs to create adjectives meaning 'tending to' or 'having the quality of the action.'
Kelly Says
The word 'confusive' is technically valid but barely used in modern English—most speakers say 'confusing' instead, showing how English favors simpler, more common forms even when multiple grammatical options exist.
Translations
CACatalà
confús
kon-foo-s
CSČeština
zkreslující
zk-res-loo-y-uchi
DADansk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
DEDeutsch
irreführend
ir-ref-yo-hend
ELΕλληνικά
συγχυστικός
sin-khus-tikos
ESEspañol
confuso
kon-foo-soh
FISuomi
sekaannuttava
se-ka-an-nut-ta-va
FRFrançais
confus
koo-fyoo
HAHA
gwagwarawa
gwa-gwa-ra-wa
HUMagyar
zavarosító
za-va-ro-si-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bing-gun-kan
ITItaliano
confuso
kon-foo-zo
KO한국어
혼란스러운
hon-ran-seu-ro-un
MSBahasa Melayu
membingungkan
mem-bing-gun-kan
NLNederlands
verwarrend
ver-war-rend
NONorsk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
PLPolski
mylący
my-ly-tsee
PTPortuguês
confuso
kon-foo-so
RUРусский
сбивающий с толку
s-bi-va-yush-chiy s tol-ku
SVSvenska
förvirrande
for-vir-ran-de
SWKiswahili
changamoto
chan-ga-mo-to
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-de-ga-m
TRTürkçe
karıştırıcı
kar-ish-tar-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
збентежуючий
z-ben-te-zhu-y-uchiy
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lam cho boi roi
ZH中文
令人困惑
ling-ren-kon-fu
ZUZU
ukuhlakanipha
oo-koo-hla-ka-ni-pha