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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fu•sion /kənˈfyuʒən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- bewilderment;
puzzlement:Imagine our confusion when I started teaching in the wrong room. - [often: in + ~] disorder;
chaos; upheaval: The army retreated in confusion. - lack of clearness or distinctness:Your writing suffers from too much confusion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fu•sion (kən fyo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of confusing.
- the state of being confused.
- disorder;
upheaval; tumult; chaos:The army retreated in confusion. - lack of clearness or distinctness:a confusion in his mind between right and wrong.
- perplexity;
bewilderment:The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion. - embarrassment or abashment:He blushed in confusion.
- [Psychiatry.]a disturbed mental state;
disorientation. - [Archaic.]defeat, overthrow, or ruin.
- Latin confūsiōn- (stem of confūsiō). See confuse, -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1300–50
con•fu′sion•al, adj. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distraction.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged turmoil, jumble, mess, disarray.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shame, mortification.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ n - the act of confusing or the state of being confused
- disorder; jumble
- bewilderment; perplexity
- lack of clarity; indistinctness
- embarrassment; abashment
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