confusion

Definition for confusion

noun as in disorientation

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bewilderment, disorientation, distraction, embarrassment, turbulence, turmoil

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abashment, agitation, befuddlement, bemusement, chagrin, commotion, demoralization, discomfiture, dither, flap, fluster, lather, perplexity, perturbation, pother, puzzlement, stew, tumult

Weak matches

abashing, addling, befuddling, blurring, cluttering, confounding, disarranging, discomfiting, disturbing, dumbfounding, embarrassing, embroiling, mixup mystification, obscuring, perplexing, stirring up, tangling, unsettling, upsetting

noun as in disoriented state

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anarchy, chaos, complexity, complication, consternation, difficulty, disarray, dislocation, distraction, mistake, trouble, turmoil, upheaval

Strong matches

abashment, ado, astonishment, bustle, clutter, commotion, daze, discomposure, disorganization, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, tumult, untidiness, uproar, wilderness

Weak matches

emotional upset, hodge-podge

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That’s because the case brings together two muddy legal regimes: copyright law, which is renowned for its craziness and confusion; and AI law, which may be years away from coalescing into coherence.

From Los Angeles Times

Conscious of the confusion around approaches to retrofit, some organisations are moving to improve the advice available to homeowners.

From BBC

Challenges have also been raised, including some visitors mistakenly believing the Welsh names are new, leading to "some resistance and confusion".

From BBC

And in Nebraska, where abortion is banned after 12 weeks with some exceptions, the presence of two measures on the ballot made for some confusion.

From Los Angeles Times

There was some confusion about who was responsible for McDonnell’s initial pay proposal.

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