confusedness

Example Sentences

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An eddying murmur filled my ears, and a strange, dumb confusedness descended on my mind.

From The Time Machine by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The fact is that the very confusedness, the many undeveloped sides, of Euphues, make it much more of an ancestor of the modern novel than if it were more of a piece.

From The English Novel by Saintsbury, George

"That is the knight's affair, not ours," he replied, refreshed by her angry confusedness, and, like the weather, in his coldness threw only fine, sharp snow, no hail.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

Every careful reader has noticed the confusedness of Paul's mind and arguments.

From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward

Presently recovering, as if from some vague confusedness of mind, she said, "What you believe, can be no consequence—truth is truth, for all that."

From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Warren, Samuel