confusion
pronunciation
How to pronounce confusion in British English:
UK [kənˈfjuːʒn]
How to pronounce confusion in American English:
US [kənˈfjuːʒn]
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- Noun:
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
Word Origin
- confusion (n.)
- late 13c., "overthrow, ruin," from Old French confusion (11c.) "disorder, confusion, shame," from Latin confusionem (nominative confusio) "a mingling, mixing, blending; confusion, disorder," noun of action from confundere "to pour together," also "to confuse" (see confound). Sense of "a putting to shame" (a sort of mental "overthrow") is late 14c. in English, while that of "mental perplexity" is from 1590s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The new naming convention caused confusion in the blogosphere .
- 2. I can replace confusion with clarity .
- 3. There 's some debate and confusion regarding these two tools .
- 4. Looking at actual numbers adds to the confusion .
- 5. But labels also create confusion .