Meaning of confusion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lack of clarity or order
2. A lack of clarity or order.
   uncountable, usually
3. The state of being confused; misunderstanding
4. The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
   uncountable, usually
5. The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things
6. The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
   uncountable, usually
7. Lack of understanding due to dementia
8. Lack of understanding due to dementia.
   uncountable, usually
9. A state of shame or embarrassment
10. A state of shame or embarrassment.
    archaic, uncountable, usually
11. A group of wildebeest.
    collective, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“But much of the federal workforce is located outside the nation’s capital, and Trump’s offer was met with confusion and skepticism in many of those offices.”

“Forgive these wild and wandering cries, ⁠Confusions of a wasted youth; ⁠Forgive them where they fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make me wise.”

“The confusion of sexual orientation and gender identity leads to discrimination and stereotyping.”

“Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.”

“Lady Bellaston fixed her eyes on Sophia whilst she spoke these words. To which that poor young lady, having her face overspread with blushes and confusion, answered, in a stammering voice […]”

“A group of wildebeest is called a confusion.”

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