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   confusion

   /kənˈfjuːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required: "there seems to be some confusion about which system does what" Similar uncertaintylack of certaintyunsurenessindecisionhesitationhesitancyscepticismdoubtignorancerare:dubietyincertitudeOpposite certainty
   • ▪ a situation of panic or disorder: "the guaranteed income bond market was thrown into confusion" Similar disorderdisarraydisorganizationdisorderlinessuntidinesschaosmayhembedlampandemoniummadnesshavocturmoiltumultcommotiondisruptionupheavalfurorefrenzyuproarbabelhurly-burlymaelstrommuddlemessshamblesa mare's nestanarchyentropyinformal:hullabalooall hell broken loosea madhousea three-ring circusrare:disarrangementOpposite order
   • ▪ a disorderly jumble: "all I can see is a confusion of brown cardboard boxes" Similar jumblemuddlemessheaptangleentanglementtumblewelterlittershambles
   • 2. the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something: "she looked about her in confusion" Similar bewildermentbafflementperplexitypuzzlementmystificationstupefactiondisorientationbefuddlementmuddlediscomfiturediscomposureshockdazedevastationwonderwondermentastonishmentinformal:bamboozlementdiscombobulationrare:disconcertmentdisconcertion
   • ▪ the mistaking of one person or thing for another: "there is some confusion between ‘unlawful’ and ‘illegal’"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin confusio(n-), from the verb confundere ‘mingle together’ (see confuse).

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