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confusional
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con·fu·sion
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kənˈfyu
ʒən
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noun
1.
the act of
confusing
.
2.
the state of being
confused
.
3.
disorder; upheaval; tumult;
chaos
:
The army retreated in confusion.
4.
lack of clearness or distinctness:
a confusion in his mind between right and wrong.
5.
perplexity; bewilderment:
The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion.
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6.
embarrassment or abashment:
He blushed in confusion.
7.
Psychiatry
.
a disturbed mental state; disorientation.
8.
Archaic
.
defeat, overthrow, or ruin.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Latin
confūsiōn-
(stem of
confūsiō
).
See
confuse
,
-ion
Related forms
con·fu·sion·al,
adjective
pre·con·fu·sion,
noun
re·con·fu·sion,
noun
su·per·con·fu·sion,
noun
Synonyms
2.
distraction.
3.
turmoil, jumble, mess, disarray.
6.
shame, mortification.
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confusion
(kənˈfjuːʒən)
—
n
1.
the act of confusing or the state of being confused
2.
disorder; jumble
3.
bewilderment; perplexity
4.
lack of clarity; indistinctness
5.
embarrassment; abashment
con'fusional
—
adj
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