Thesaurus: confusion

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1. n. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.
2. n. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
3. n. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
4. n. One who confuses; a confounder.
5. n. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
6. n. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
7. n. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
8. n. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
9. n. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
10. 1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable. Whewell. Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc and confusion. Shak. 2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame. Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every heart. Spectator. 3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin. Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy banners wait. Gray. 4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] Chapmen. Confusion of goods (Law), the intermixture of the goods of two or more persons, so that their respective portions can no longer be distinguished. Blackstone. Bouvier.
11. n:100 n. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably n. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior n. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused n. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended