confusion
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- noun
- /kənˈfjuːʒən/
- So to me, this Supreme Court's confusion is emblematic of a larger cultural confusion.
- circle of confusion
- confusion matrix
- cultural confusion
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Watch on YouTubeBecause there's a confusion between belief and faith.
- Because there's a confusion between belief and faith.
- And I think what it is, is a confusion of money for real resources.
- Centralized back office functions are more of a hindrance and market confusion due to the shared Sequoia brand.
- But there is here an issue about the confusion between what a machine is and what a human being is.
- And observation finds it's in its object, the confusion of its principle, right?
- The the the confusion of genders.
Examples
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But there is here an issue about the confusion between what a machine is and what a human being is.
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The two images swam in his head in a confusion of envy and anger.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I think what it is, is a confusion of money for real resources.
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Or it could be a confusion by the eye as to what is figure and what is ground.
Academic text (2017) -
But the problem is what it leaves after such a decision, mass confusion and chaos.
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All it takes is a lack of transparency to create confusion and chaos.
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So my question to you is, you know, do these mixed messages play a very significant role in the confusion that's already in place?
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At a workbench, under a single lamp, Stephen stands amongst a confusion of tools and wire.
Fiction book (1991) -
Simultaneous economic and political reform has produced confusion in societal values.
Academic text (1997) -
The teacher noticed a confusion among the students over the new instructions.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which things are untidy and confused
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4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
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A confused mix of different things
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Not clearly separate from something else
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A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
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A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
A thing that is not divided into different parts or types
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
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4.5
A situation where people mistake one brand for another because of similar logo or packaging
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Morphology
Etymology
Confusion has the same root as fusion and comes from Latin con- ('together') and fundere ('to pour'), meaning things are 'poured together' and mixed. That's why confusion can mean a mixing where the parts lose their separate identity and are hard to tell apart.