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Confus

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Definition: (adj) - embarrassed, ashamed

Je suis confus d'avoir mangé tes chocolats - I'm ashamed of having eaten your chocolates.

Nous sommes tout confus de notre erreur - We are very embarrassed about our mistake.

Note that the English word 'confused' is a false cognate.

Related: confusément (adv) - vaguely; la confusion - embarrassment, confusion, disorder 

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