confusions

noun

plural of confusion
1
as in tangles
a state of mental uncertainty the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion

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2
as in messes
a state in which everything is out of order it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic

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3
as in embarrassments
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations

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Recent Examples of confusions Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confusions
  1. tangles
  2. messes
  3. embarrassments
  4. fogs
  5. jumbles
  6. distractions
  7. hells
  8. disorders
Noun
  • Its windows framed the skyline through tangles of dark, leathery holm-oak leaves and, disorientingly, thick tree trunks rooted in enormous planters and secured against storms by vertical cables.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Supply chains in many industries are full of tangles, but for semiconductor tech, that’s putting it lightly.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangles
Noun
  • Run it over hard floors and carpets to suck up debris, then convert it into a handheld vacuum to tackle above-floor messes.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the busiest area of the house, your toilet may need daily attention to clean stains and messes.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of messes
Noun
  • Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The order to whitewash America’s historic sites of anything less than rosy about the nation’s past has led to some predictable embarrassments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Definition of embarrassments
Noun
  • And fogs are closer to us than clouds.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogs
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumbles
Noun
  • Practicing deep work requires deliberately limiting distractions.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On weekends, Nelson takes over, giving Aikman opportunities to practice his skills and experience the sights, sounds and distractions of everyday life in the community.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of distractions
Noun
  • The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Smith stays largely mum on the news of the day, be that Kirk’s killing, or ICE raids, or whatever hells await in the coming weeks.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of hells
Noun
  • These disorders can make one’s tolerance of negative feelings about a task much lower, Sirois added.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Cannom became one of the nation’s leading specialists on heart rhythm disorders and sudden cardiac deaths.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of disorders

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“Confusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusions. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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