confusion | ||
1. | [ noun ] disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably | |
Examples: | "the army retreated in confusion" |
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Related terms: | disorder chaos bluster babel hugger-mugger schemozzle demoralization | |
2. | [ noun ] a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | |
Synonyms: | disarray confusedness mental_confusion | |
Examples: | "a confusion of impressions" |
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Related terms: | cognitive_state distraction daze bewilderment half-cock disorientation jamais_vu perplexity confuse | |
3. | [ noun ] an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended | |
Examples: | "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" |
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Related terms: | combination jumble | |
4. | [ noun ] a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | |
Synonyms: | discombobulation | |
Related terms: | embarrassment bewilder | |
5. | [ noun ] a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | |
Synonyms: | confounding mix-up | |
Examples: | "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" |
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Related terms: | mistake mistake | |
Similar spelling: |
confusing combustion confession confusingly Confucius confessional confiscation confuse confection confused confusedness compassion confessor Confucian confectioner confusable combustive confusedly confess composition combustible combust |