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confusion
What does confusion mean?
confusion (noun): a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce confusion?
/kənˈfjuʒən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does confusion come from?
From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to confusion
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “confusion” mean?
a mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately
Not quite: that's what error means.
a portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
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the point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal
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a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
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