English > confusedness: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior. |
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| Synonyms | confusion, mental confusion, muddiness, disarray |
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| Narrower | bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | confusión, desorden |
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| Catalan | confusió mental, confusió, desordre |
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| Adjectives | confused | mentally confused / confused |
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| confused | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements |
| confused | having lost your bearings |
