different between startling vs confusing

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??.tl?.??/, /?st??t.l??/
• Hyphenation: start?ling

Verb

startling

1. Present participle and gerund of startle.

Adjective

startling (comparative more startling, superlative most startling)

1. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

   Synonym: alarming

Derived terms

• startlingly

Translations

Noun

startling (plural startlings)

1. A startle; a sudden motion or shock.
   • 1853, The Scottish Review

     Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.

Anagrams

• rattlings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?fju?z??/

Adjective

confusing (comparative more confusing, superlative most confusing)

1. difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc

   Several sections in that book are really confusing.

Synonyms

• muddlesome
• mistakable
• misleading

Related terms

• confuse
• confused
• confusion

Translations

Verb

confusing

1. present participle of confuse