welter
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈwɛltər/
:
confusión
- On the small pine dining table was a welter of maps, charts, books, and a half-empty bottle of red wine.
And so we had this whole welter of protectionist movement like a Canada Wheat Board.
- And so we had this whole welter of protectionist movement like a Canada Wheat Board.
Examples
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One scholar has noted: "A typical counseling session will be an unpredictable, often emotional, welter of several types of communication."
Academic text (1990) -
The station frequency was a welter of voices.
Fiction book (2001) -
In that welter of information, we all look to some arbiter to tell us, how do I sort this out?
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"I could help?" she offered hesitantly, then paused, her thoughts a welter of confusion.
Fiction book (1990) -
The roaring traffic, dense crowds, blaring music, flashing neon -- the great welter of urban life is entirely lost on him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Throughout the day, people were confused by a welter of conflicting information.
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In that welter of information, we all look to some arbiter to tell us how to sort this out.
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The news that Hall and Stillman had cloned human embryos raised a welter of complex scientific issues.
Synonyms
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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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5.0
A confused, disorganized situation where things are not in order
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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9.9
A messy mixture of different things
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7.1
A messy mix of things that do not belong together
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9.9
A confusing, chaotic situation with many mixed-up parts
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Etymology
Welter comes from an old word like welt- meaning 'to roll' or 'toss', so imagine things being rolled together into one messy pile. That's why welter today describes a large, confusing mass of things, ideas, or emotions.