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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
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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
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anarchy, chaos, complexity, complication, consternation, difficulty, disarray, dislocation, distraction, mistake, trouble, turmoil, upheaval
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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
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Example Sentences
Despite its ranking at the bottom of most international development indexes, the conflict is shrouded by confusion.
Bohac vowed to that when he came back next year there would be no confusion about any Christmas tree or Santa aprons.
There was confusion because our fathers were no longer going to work.
Putin may very well be the last optimist left in the country, which is facing a time of confusion and disappointment.
Her own muddled feelings of confusion, shame, and fear are what make the essay great and what make the essay her story.
In the darkness and confusion I did not distinguish the face of the man who rendered me this assistance.
Quickly seeing his confusion, they laughed long and heartily among themselves.
Scratches and flaws in the glass of slide or cover are likewise a common source of confusion to beginners.
Then our people were sure they were captured, and there was nothing but cries and confusion.
And the strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the confidence of the shadow of Egypt to your shame.
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On this page you'll find 243 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to confusion, such as: bewilderment, disorientation, distraction, embarrassment, turbulence, and turmoil.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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