confusion

Definition for confusion

noun as in disorientation

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bewilderment, disorientation, distraction, embarrassment, turbulence, turmoil

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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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emotional upset, hodge-podge

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They include “unexplained withdrawals or transfers from bank accounts; sudden changes to wills, trusts or beneficiary designations; bills going unpaid; confusion about financial transactions; isolation from family members or reluctance to discuss money.”

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