confusion
English Thesaurus
1. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act)
hypernym | : | error, fault, mistake, |
definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
2. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended (noun.act)
hyponym | : | babel, |
definition | : | a confusion of voices and other sounds (noun.act) |
3. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | disorientation, |
definition | : | confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | distraction, |
definition | : | mental turmoil (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | daze, fog, haze, |
definition | : | confusion characterized by lack of clarity (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | half-cock, |
definition | : | confusion resulting from lack of preparation (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | jamais vu, |
definition | : | the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | perplexity, |
definition | : | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity (noun.cognition) |
4. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | embarrassment, |
definition | : | the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public (noun.feeling) |
5. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably (noun.state)
hypernym | : | disorder, |
definition | : | a disturbance of the peace or of public order (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | bluster, |
definition | : | noisy confusion and turbulence (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | hugger-mugger, |
definition | : | a state of confusion (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | schemozzle, shemozzle, |
definition | : | (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess (noun.state) |
6. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act)
derivation | : | confound, confuse, |
definition | : | mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition) |
7. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended (noun.act)
8. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | confused, |
definition | : | mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently (adj.all) |
derivation | : | confused, disoriented, lost, |
definition | : | having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity (adj.all) |
derivation | : | at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, |
definition | : | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (adj.all) |
9. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)
10. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act)
derivation | : | confound, confuse, |
definition | : | mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition) |
11. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended (noun.act)
12. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | confused, |
definition | : | mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently (adj.all) |
derivation | : | confused, disoriented, lost, |
definition | : | having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity (adj.all) |
derivation | : | at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, |
definition | : | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (adj.all) |
13. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)
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