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confusion
noun as in disorientation
Strongest matches
bewilderment, disorientation, distraction, embarrassment, turbulence, turmoil
Strong matches
abashment, agitation, befuddlement, bemusement, chagrin, commotion, demoralization, discomfiture, dither, flap, fluster, lather, perplexity, perturbation, pother, puzzlement, stew, tumult
Weak matches
abashing, addling, befuddling, blurring, cluttering, confounding, disarranging, discomfiting, disturbing, dumbfounding, embarrassing, embroiling, mixup mystification, obscuring, perplexing, stirring up, tangling, unsettling, upsetting
noun as in disoriented state
Strongest matches
anarchy, chaos, complexity, complication, consternation, difficulty, disarray, dislocation, distraction, mistake, trouble, turmoil, upheaval
Strong matches
abashment, ado, astonishment, bustle, clutter, commotion, daze, discomposure, disorganization, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, tumult, untidiness, uproar, wilderness
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday.
“We anticipate ongoing challenges with obtaining a clean read—we think Q4 data will likely add more confusion than clarity,” writes Mike Reid, senior U.S. economist at RBC.
The day of the fire, he said, “there were no sirens, no real warnings, just wind, smoke and confusion.”
It’s going to be a big headache, Perlman said: “The exchanges will do what they can to adjust to after-the-fact reforms, but it will be very messy and cause a lot of confusion.”
Patel’s Halloween post of the arrests in Michigan, in which he praised the FBI and law enforcement for “crushing our mission,” also sparked confusion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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