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US
/kənˈfjuʒən/
]
[ UK /kənfjˈuːʒən/ ]
[ UK /kənfjˈuːʒən/ ]
NOUN
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
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an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel -
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
the army retreated in confusion -
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
a confusion of impressions
How To Use confusion In A Sentence
- A good deal of role confusion and bewilderment as the growing child encounters the newer ways is to be expected and observed.
- There is a good deal of confusion over the use of concepts to analyse the institutions and processes of policy-making.
- Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
- This led to some confusion about whether or not the men of the choir would intone the chant again.
- In the ensuing confusion another 8 persons were hurt.
- This regress is signalled not only by increases in mental confusion but by typography less and less coherent, the type straying over the page, and with some pages simply blank.
- If inattention is the cause for confusion then that's on the inattentive. A Disclaimer for Behe?
- Restlessness, anxiety , confusion, and twitching may also precede convulsions.
- The court martial highlighted confusion among high-ranking military officers about whether conditioning was lawful or not.
- Her smile fading and her expression turning to one of mild confusion, Harstad asked, “I beg your pardon?” Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony