confusion

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noun

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably (Freq. 14)
- the army retreated in confusion
• Hypernyms:
disorder
• Hyponyms:
demoralization, demoralisation, bluster, chaos, pandemonium,
bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness, hugger-mugger, schemozzle, shemozzle
2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (Freq. 7)
- a confusion of impressions
• Syn:
mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
• Derivationally related forms:
confused (for: confusedness), confuse
• Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
• Hyponyms:
disorientation, distraction, daze, fog, haze,
half-cock, jamais vu, bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement,
mystification, bafflement, bemusement, perplexity
3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
• Syn:
discombobulation
• Derivationally related forms:
discombobulate (for: discombobulation), confuse
• Hypernyms:
embarrassment
4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel
• Derivationally related forms:
confuse
• Hypernyms:
combination, combining, compounding
• Hyponyms:
babel
5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
- he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
• Syn:
mix-up
• Derivationally related forms:
confuse
• Hypernyms:
mistake, error, fault

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mix-up, discombobulation, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray