| 单词 | confusion |
| 释义 | confusion (once / 152 pages) n If things are a little hazy and you're not quite sure what's going on, you're in a state of confusion. Confusion involves disorder, whether it's mixed up thoughts or plain old chaos. If everyone is screaming and running around, there's a lot of confusion. If you don't understand a math problem, you could be in a state of confusion. Mixing up two people who look alike is another type of confusion. If someone wants to make something very clear, they might say, "Let me clear up any confusion." WORD FAMILYconfusion: confusions+/confuse: confusable, confused, confuses, confusing, confusion/confused: confusedly, confusedness, unconfused/confusing: confusingly/unconfused: unconfusedly USAGE EXAMPLESWhile there is wide support for the concept of buffers, county officials contend there is confusion and questions about the law. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Eyewitnesses described panic and confusion as the attack unfolded. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Farah’s main concern in the interview was confusion surrounding his case. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw Syn|Hyper mix-up error, fault, mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 2n a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior a confusion of impressions Syn|Hypo|Hyper confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness disorientation confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction distractionmental turmoil daze, fog, hazeconfusion characterized by lack of clarity half-cockconfusion resulting from lack of preparation jamais vuthe experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlementconfusion resulting from failure to understand perplexitytrouble or confusion resulting from complexity culture shocka condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes closed book, enigma, mystery, secretsomething that baffles understanding and cannot be explained maze, snarl, tanglesomething jumbled or confused dilemma, quandarystate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes 3n a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused Syn|Hyper discombobulation embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public 4n disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably the army retreated in confusion Hypo|Hyper demoralisation, demoralization a state of disorder and confusion blusternoisy confusion and turbulence bedlam, chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvynessa state of extreme confusion and disorder hugger-muggera state of confusion schemozzle, shemozzle(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess balagana word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian) disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order 5n an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel Hypo|Hyper babel a confusion of voices and other sounds combination, combining, compounding the act of combining things to form a new whole |
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