confusion

/kənfjˈuʒən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
   “the army retreated in confusion”
2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
   “a confusion of impressions”
3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
   “the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel”
5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
   “he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw”

Synonyms for confusion

• mental confusion
• confusedness
• muddiness
• disarray
• discombobulation
• mix-up

Words that rhyme with confusion

• conclusion
• fusion
• intrusion
• occlusion
• diffusion
• exclusion
• illusion
• inclusion
• infusion
• delusion
• collusion
• contusion
• disillusion
• extrusion
• seclusion
• transfusion
• allusion
• preclusion
• profusion
• reperfusion