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- pronunciation:
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fyu
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of confusing or state of being confused.
The missing road sign caused a lot of confusion for drivers.
- synonyms:
- befuddlement, bewilderment, obfuscation
- antonyms:
- certainty, clarification
- similar words:
- bafflement, bother, fluster, fog, fuddle, jumble, mess, muddle, perplexity, stupefaction, stupor
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| definition 2: |
lack of order; chaos.
In the confusion after the explosion, people could not find their way out and many were injured.- synonyms:
- anarchy, chaos, disorder
- antonyms:
- order
- similar words:
- bedlam, brouhaha, disarray, hubbub, hugger-mugger, melee, moil, muddle, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, uproar, upset
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| definition 3: |
a sense of imbalance, lack of clarity, or bewilderment.
He stumbled around in confusion.- synonyms:
- bewilderment, daze, disorientation, stupefaction
- similar words:
- bafflement, fluster, fog, haze, imbalance
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| definition 4: |
a state of discomfort combined with embarrassment.
Her seductive glance put him into confusion.- antonyms:
- ease
- similar words:
- chagrin, discomfiture, embarrassment, humiliation, mortification
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| related words: |
anarchy, consternation, dismay, disorder, distraction, mishmash, nonplus, tempest, tumble, wonder, zoo |
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