confusion
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She stopped in the middle of the woods during a walk, looked with disapproval at my light jacket, and threw her hands up in mock confusion, surveying the snow-encrusted pines.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
A team of lab assistants spent months watching their reactions, coding facial expressions and scoring them against nine emotional behaviors: anger, disgust, happiness/amusement, contempt, sadness, embarrassment, fear, surprise and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It comes as the number of complaints made by households about water companies to the industry watchdog rose by a record 84% in a year, driven by customer concern and confusion over rising bills.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
There was much confusion about when and how people could return to their properties after the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“We were thrown into confusion over the question Is it worth us staying here helplessly…? Why are we staying here? I pleaded with them to stay.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing confusion
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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Part 1 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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