Entry Word: confusion

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a state of mental uncertainty <the farmerʼs driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion>

Synonyms bafflement, befuddlement, bewilderment, distraction, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, whirl

Related Words abashment, discomfiture, embarrassment, fluster, mortification; agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset

Near Antonyms assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness

2 a state in which everything is out of order <it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic> — see chaos
3 the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable <thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations> — see embarrassment 1