CONFUSION
\kənfjˈuːʒən], \kənfjˈuːʒən], \k_ə_n_f_j_ˈuː_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CONFUSION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
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a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
By Princeton University
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
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a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.
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Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
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One who confuses; a confounder.
By Oddity Software
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A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of perplexing, embarrassing, etc.; the state of being abashed or embarrassed; perplexity; disorder; tumult.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of confusing, or the state of being confused; perplexity; distraction; embarrassment; shame.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Promiscuous mixture; combination of incongruous things; disorder; tumult; —blending, as of ideas; indistinctness perturbation of mind; distraction; —overthrow; ruin.
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Irregular mixture, tumultuous medley ; tumult ; indistinct combination ; overthrow, destruction ; astonishment, distraction of mind.
By Thomas Sheridan
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