in de war

Dutch

Adjective

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

1. tangled

   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

   De oude man was helemaal in de war toen we hem vonden.

   The old man was completely confused when we found him.

Synonyms

• verward

Antonyms

• uit de war