Verwirrte

Verwirrte is a German term used primarily as an adjective meaning "confused" or "bewildered." It is formed from the verb verwirren, to confuse, and describes a state of disorientation in a person, in thoughts, or in a situation. In everyday language it appears in phrases such as eine verwirrte Person or eine verwirrte Situation, conveying a sense of disorder or lack of clarity.

Grammatical notes: verwirrt is the common lemma of the adjective, while verwirrte is an inflected form that occurs in various gender and number contexts. For example, feminine singular nouns typically take verwirrte, and plural contexts may also yield that form depending on the grammatical construction. In predicative use, the standard form is often verwirrt, as in Er ist verwirrt.

In addition to its adjectival use, Verwirrte can function as a nominalized noun when capitalized, meaning “the confused one.” This nominal usage is relatively rare and tends to appear in literary or stylistic contexts rather than in everyday prose.

Etymology and related terms: Verwirrte derives from verwirren, combining ver- with wirren (to twist or wind), a lineage that reflects the shift from a physical sense of twisting to a figurative sense of mental disarray. Related terms include Verwirrung (confusion), verwirren (to confuse), and verwirrend (confusing).

See also: Verwirrung, verwirren, verwirrend.