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confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" |
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confusedness,
muddiness,
disarray |
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cognitive state,
state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
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disorientation confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"
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distraction the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
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daze,
fog,
haze confusion characterized by lack of clarity
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half-cock confusion resulting from lack of preparation
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jamais vu the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy
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bafflement,
befuddlement,
bemusement,
bewilderment,
mystification,
obfuscation,
puzzlement confusion resulting from failure to understand
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perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
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confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" |
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disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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demoralisation,
demoralization destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
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bluster a violent gusty wind
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bedlam,
chaos,
pandemonium,
topsy-turvydom,
topsy-turvyness pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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hugger-mugger a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
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schemozzle,
shemozzle (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess
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confusion - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused |
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discombobulation |
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embarrassment some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
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confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" |
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combination,
combining,
compounding the act of combining things to form a new whole
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babel a confusion of voices and other sounds
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confusion - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" |
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error,
fault,
mistake (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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