confusedness

noun

as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty such confusedness was laughable as well as pitiable

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  1. confusion
  2. fog
  3. tangle
Noun
  • The 2017 Open Championship, which Spieth won despite — perhaps because of — a 22-minute ordeal of confusion, patience and a whole lot of running up and down a steep hill of thick, shrubby dune grass.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Still, as the clock creeped closer to midnight, and fans also heard that supposedly Jay-Z had to end the show by midnight, confusion reigned with many people suspecting the concert might get canceled.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • The theater has wind, water, fog, scent, snow, lightning, and vibration effects to capture the feel of being inside the movie.
    — Zuri Primos July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • Nass suggests the Gray Lady, a citrusy gin concoction that borrows the nickname for Nantucket’s fog.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
Definition of fog
Noun
  • Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Delicate ribbons of fettuccine tangle in a silky sauce of butter and Parmigiano.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of tangle
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“Confusedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusedness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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