broad-based vs confused

broad-based

adj
  • Broadly based, wide-ranging. 

  • Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset. 

confused

adj
  • making no sense; illogical 

  • chaotic, jumbled or muddled 

  • embarrassed 

  • unable to think clearly or understand 

  • disoriented 

How often have the words broad-based and confused occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )