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con·fu·sion    Audio Help   [kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of confusing.
2.the state of being confused.
3.disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos: The army retreated in confusion.
4.lack of clearness or distinctness: a confusion in his mind between right and wrong.
5.perplexity; bewilderment: The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion.
6.embarrassment or abashment: He blushed in confusion.
7.Psychiatry. a disturbed mental state; disorientation.
8.Archaic. defeat, overthrow, or ruin.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME (< AF) < L confūsiōn- (s. of confūsiō). See confuse, -ion]

—Related forms
con·fu·sion·al, adjective

—Synonyms 2. distraction. 3. turmoil, jumble, mess, disarray. 6. shame, mortification.
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Main Entry:  confusion
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  abashment, agitation, anarchy, babble, babel, bedlam, blunder, bluster, chagrin, chaos, clutter, commotion, disarray, discomposure, disorder, distraction, disturbance, dither, flurry, flutter, fuss, havoc, hodgepodge, hubbub, huddle, hullabaloo, imbroglio, jumble, maelstrom, mess, moil, mortification, muck, muddle, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, riot, rumpus, shambles, snafu, snarl, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, consternation fluster, disconcertion, flustration, katzenjammer, mare's nest, obfuscation, razzle-dazzle
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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Main Entry:  disorder
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A lack of order or regular arrangement.
Synonyms:  chaos, clutter, confusedness, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  embarrassment
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Self-conscious distress.
Synonyms:  abashment, chagrin, discomfiture, discomposure
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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