confusional

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English

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Etymology

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From confusion +‎ -al.

Adjective

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confusional (comparative more confusional, superlative most confusional)

  1. (medicine) Characterized by confusion.
    • 1978, Henri Ey, Consciousness:
      The person suffering from a confusional state is not sleeping.
    • 1994, David C Good, James R Couch, Handbook of Neurorehabilitation:
      Aggressive behavior, for instance, is quite common in a confusional state but is often transient and quickly resolves as confusion clears.