Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A lack of clarity or order.

    Verwirrung, Durcheinander, Konfusion

    пу́таницаpútanica, неразбери́хаnerazberíxa, беспоря́докbesporjádok

  2. (uncountable, usually)The state of being confused; misunderstanding.

    Verwirrung, Missverständnis

    недоразуме́ниеnedorazuménije, замеша́тельствоzamešátelʹstvo, смяте́ниеsmjaténije

    a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

  3. (uncountable, usually)The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.

    a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

  4. (uncountable, usually)Lack of understanding due to dementia.

  5. (collective, rare, uncountable, usually)A group of wildebeest.

  6. (archaic, uncountable, usually)A state of shame or embarrassment.

Examples

116 sentences
  1. That created some confusion.

    Це спричинило певну плутанину.

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  2. There was a moment of confusion.

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  3. There was shouting and confusion everywhere.

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  4. Tom's explanation actually caused a lot of confusion.

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  5. Tom had a look of utter confusion on his face.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
lack of clarity or order:
state of being confused; misunderstanding:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lack of clarity or order:
state of being confused; misunderstanding:

Origin

From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusione

From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem.

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Forms

plural: confusions
Singularconfusion

uncountable

Synonyms

18 synonyms
state of being confused:bewildermentB2disarray
lack of clarity or order:discombobulation
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
lack of clarity or order:clarity
misunderstanding:distinctionB1

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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