confusion

Definitions of confusion in various dictionaries:

noun - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

noun - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

noun - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

noun - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

noun - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

The act of confusing or the state of being confused: “To insist... that the plight of two, or six, or 52 individuals outweighs policies in which the credibility of the United States and the security of the Middle East are deeply involved, represents the worst kind of moral confusion” (Moorhead Kennedy).

An instance of being confused: “Both John Cheever and James Michener... clarify some of the confusions of our times” (Clifton Fadiman).

Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

CONFUSION - Confusion (from Latin confuso, -nis, from confundere: "to pour together;" "to mingle together;" "to confuse") is the state of being bewildered or unc...