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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
  • Trump announced his ban in a post Friday, causing some confusion in the White House as crews from the outelts remained onsite.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This confusion of terms, says Breau, is in part because of the way American law looks at psychedelics and religion.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • The fog will impact travel, especially along I-81 between Chilhowie and Christiansburg and along the Blue Ridge, as well as I-64 in southeast West Virginia.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The setting of Cahokia, with the Mississippi River running through the city, fog lifting from the surface to meld with the heat and smoke of early industrialization, is appropriately moody.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fog
Noun
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Brushing controls shedding, removes debris and prevents tangles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangle
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“Confusedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusedness. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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