in de war

Dutch

Adjective

in de war (used only predicatively, comparative meer in de war, superlative meest in de war)

  1. tangled
    Synonym: verward
    Waarom raken de draden van oordopjes toch altijd zo in de war? ― Why do the wires of earplugs always get so tangled?
  2. (of a person) confused, puzzled, not making sense
    Synonyms: verward, de kluts kwijt
    De oude man was helemaal in de war toen we hem vonden. ― The old man was completely confused when we found him.
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