confusion

See also confusión

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French confusion.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kənˈfjuːʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

confusion (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) n., бъркотия (bg) 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. Romanian: confuzie (ro) f. Spanish: confusión (es)

state of being confused; not understanding

Bulgarian: объркване (bg), неяснота (bg) f. Catalan: confusió (ca) f. Danish: forvirring (da) c., forvirrelse (da) c. Esperanto: konfuzo (eo)

Finnish: hämmennys (fi) Greek: σύγχιση (el) (sýnchisi) f., παραζάλη (el) (parazáli) f., σάστισμα (el) (sástisma) n. Polish: nieporozumienie (pl) n. Romanian: confuzie (ro) f.

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French

Etymology

From Latin confusio, from verb confundo

Noun

confusion f. (plural confusions)

1. confusion