English to English noun
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disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably | Example:
• the army retreated in confusion
source: wordnet30
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a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Example:
• a confusion of impressions
source: wordnet30
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a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | source: wordnet30
4 |
an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended | Example:
• the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel
source: wordnet30
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | Example:
• he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
source: wordnet30
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The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. | source: webster1913
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