NOUN | state | confusion | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
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cognition | confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray | a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | |
feeling | confusion, discombobulation | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused / confused / confused | |
act | confusion | an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended | |
act | confusion, mix-up | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
Sounds | kahnfyuw'zhahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably. | |
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Example | "the army retreated in confusion" | |
Narrower | bluster | noisy confusion and turbulence |
chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness | A state of extreme / extreme confusion and disorder | |
demoralization, demoralisation | A state of disorder and confusion | |
hugger-mugger | A state of confusion | |
schemozzle, shemozzle | (Yiddish) a confused / confused situation or affair | |
Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
Spanish | confusión | |
Catalan | confusió |
Meaning | A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior. | |
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Example | "a confusion of impressions" | |
Synonyms | mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray | |
Narrower | bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
daze, fog, haze | confusion characterized by lack of clarity | |
disorientation | confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed | |
distraction | mental turmoil | |
half-cock | confusion resulting from lack of preparation | |
jamais vu | The experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar / familiar | |
perplexity | Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | |
Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
Spanish | confusión, desorden | |
Catalan | confusió mental, confusió, desordre | |
Verbs | confuse | be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
Meaning | A feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused / confused / confused. | |
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Synonym | discombobulation | |
Broader | embarrassment | The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
Spanish | confusión, desconcierto | |
Catalan | confusió, desconcert | |
Verbs | confuse | cause to feel embarrassment |
Meaning | An act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended. | |
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Example | "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" | |
Narrower | babel | A confusion of voices and other sounds |
Broader | combination, combining, compounding | The act of combining things to form a new whole / whole |
Verbs | confuse | assemble without order or sense |
Meaning | A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. | |
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Example | "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" | |
Synonym | mix-up | |
Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
Spanish | confusión | |
Catalan | confusió, embolic | |
Verbs | confuse | mistake one thing for another |
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