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 Definitions of Confusion  [ənˈfyu ʒən]  

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Definition of 'Confusion' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) confusion
the act of confusing.

2.  confusion
the state of being confused.

3.  confusion
disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos:
The army retreated in confusion.

4.  confusion
lack of clearness or distinctness.

5.  confusion
perplexity; bewilderment.

6.  confusion
embarrassment or abashment.

7.  confusion
a disturbed mental state; disorientation.

8.  confusion
Archaic. defeat, overthrow, or ruin.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME (< AF) < L)

Definition of 'Confusion' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) confusion
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
"the army retreated in confusion"

2. (noun) confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
"a confusion of impressions"

3. (noun) confusion, discombobulation
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

4. (noun) confusion
an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
"the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

5. (noun) confusion, mix-up
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"


Definition of 'Confusion' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) confusion
the feeling of being confused
the old man's confusion about who I was; language differences causing confusion

2.  confusion
lead to confusion/cause confusion
a situation with disorganized activity
in the confusion after the attack


Definition of 'Confusion' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Confusion
the state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult

2. (noun) Confusion
the state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame

3. (noun) Confusion
overthrow; defeat; ruin

4. (noun) Confusion
one who confuses; a confounder


Definition of 'Confusion' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Confusion
A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.


Translation of 'Confusion' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: mixed up in the mind
in a confused state of mind.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: wanorde, warboel, verwarr Arabic flag Arabic: إضْطِراب، بَلْبَلَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бъркотия
Brazilian flag Brazilian: confusão Czech flag Czech: zmatek German flag German: die Verwirrung
Danish flag Danish: forvirring Greek flag Greek: σύγχυση Spanish flag Spanish: confusión
Estonian flag Estonian: segadus Farsi flag Farsi: گیجی؛ نابسامانی Finnish flag Finnish: sekaannus
French flag French: confusion Hebrew flag Hebrew: בִּלבּוּל Hindi flag Hindi: उलझन
Croatian flag Croatian: smetnja, pometnja, zbrka Hungarian flag Hungarian: összezavarás Indonesian flag Indonesian: kekacauan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ruglingur Italian flag Italian: confusione Japanese flag Japanese: 混乱
Korean flag Korean: 혼란 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sutrikimas, painiava Latvian flag Latvian: neskaidrība; juceklis; ap
Malay flag Malay: kekeliruan Dutch flag Dutch: verwarring Norwegian flag Norwegian: forvirring, røre, rot
Polish flag Polish: zamieszanie, gmatwanina Persian flag Persian: گیجی؛ نابسامانی Pashto flag Pashto: وار خطا يى، مغشوش والى، ګ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: confusão Romanian flag Romanian: confuzie Russian flag Russian: замешательство
Slovak flag Slovak: zmätok Slovenian flag Slovenian: zmeda Serbian flag Serbian: konfuzija
Swedish flag Swedish: förvirring, oreda Thai flag Thai: ความสับสน Turkish flag Turkish: karışıklık, şaşkınlık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 混亂(狀態),混淆,困惑 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: замішання; плутанина Urdu flag Urdu: گ‍ڑ ب‍ڑ، ابترى
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự lộn xộn Chinese flag Chinese: 混乱,混淆,困惑

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