confusion

See also confusión

English

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Etymology

From Old French confusion.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kənˈfjuːʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

confusion (usually uncountable; plural confusions)

1. A lack of clarity or order.
2. The state of being confused; not understanding.

Antonyms

• clarity

Synonyms

• discombobulation
• bewilderment
• disarray

Translations

lack of clarity or order

• Bulgarian: объркване (bg) (obǎrkvane) n, бъркотия (bg) (bǎrkotija) f
• Catalan: confusió (ca) f
• Czech: zmatek (cs) m
• Danish: forvirring (da) c, forvirrelse (da) c
• Dutch: verwarring (nl)
• Esperanto: konfuzo (eo)
• Finnish: sekaannus (fi), epäselvyys (fi), hämmennys (fi)

• Greek: σύγχιση (el) (sýnchisi) f, μπέρδεμα (el) (mpérdema) n
• Hebrew: (bilbul) בלבול (he) m
• Hungarian: zavar (hu), összevisszaság (hu)
• Polish: zamieszanie (pl) n, chaos (pl) m
• Portuguese: confusão (pt) f
• Romanian: confuzie (ro) f
• Spanish: confusión (es)

state of being confused; not understanding

• Bulgarian: объркване (bg) (obǎrkvane), неяснота (bg) (nejasnota) f
• Catalan: confusió (ca) f
• Danish: forvirring (da) c, forvirrelse (da) c
• Esperanto: konfuzo (eo)
• Finnish: hämmennys (fi)

• German: Verwirrung (de) f
• Greek: σύγχιση (el) (sýnchisi) f, παραζάλη (el) (parazáli) f, σάστισμα (el) (sástisma) n
• Polish: nieporozumienie (pl) n
• Portuguese: confusão (pt) f
• Romanian: confuzie (ro) f

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• Irish: neamhord (ga) m

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French

Etymology

From Latin confusio, from verb confundo.

Noun

confusion f (plural confusions)

1. confusion

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Middle French

Noun

confusion f (plural confusions)

1. confusion

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Old French

Noun

confusion f (oblique plural confusions, nominative singular confusion, nominative plural confusions)

1. spread (act or instance of spreading)