CONFUSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
   Synonym(s)
   • mix-up (what does mix-up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
   Hypernyms(s) confusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mistake (what does mistake mean?)
   • error (what does error mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
   Usage Example(s)
   • the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel
   Hypernyms(s) confusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • combination (what does combination mean?)
   • combining (what does combining mean?)
   • compounding (what does compounding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jumble (what does jumble mean?)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • mix up (what does mix up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • confusedness (what does confusedness mean?)
   • disarray (what does disarray mean?)
   • mental confusion (what does mental confusion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a confusion of impressions
   Hypernyms(s) confusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cognitive state (what does cognitive state mean?)
   • state of mind (what does state of mind mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disorientation (what does disorientation mean?)
   • distraction (what does distraction mean?)
   • daze (what does daze mean?)
   • fog (what does fog mean?)
   • haze (what does haze mean?)
   • half-cock (what does half-cock mean?)
   • jamais vu (what does jamais vu mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • perplexity (what does perplexity mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
   Synonym(s)
   • discombobulation (what does discombobulation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) confusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • embarrassment (what does embarrassment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • bemuse (what does bemuse mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • flurry (what does flurry mean?)
   • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
5. Meaning
   • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
   Usage Example(s)
   • the army retreated in confusion
   Hypernyms(s) confusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • babel (what does babel mean?)
   • bluster (what does bluster mean?)
   • chaos (what does chaos mean?)
   • pandemonium (what does pandemonium mean?)
   • bedlam (what does bedlam mean?)
   • topsy-turvydom (what does topsy-turvydom mean?)
   • topsy-turvyness (what does topsy-turvyness mean?)
   • hugger-mugger (what does hugger-mugger mean?)
   • mumbo jumbo (what does mumbo jumbo mean?)
   • schemozzle (what does schemozzle mean?)
   • shemozzle (what does shemozzle mean?)