单词 | confusion |
释义 | confusion —confusional, adj. /keuhn fyooh"zheuhn/, n. 1. the act of confusing. 2. the state of being confused. 3. disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos: The army retreated in confusion. 4. lack of clearness or distinctness: a confusion in his mind between right and wrong. 5. perplexity; bewilderment: The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion. 6. embarrassment or abashment: He blushed in confusion. 7. Psychiatry. a disturbed mental state; disorientation. 8. Archaic. defeat, overthrow, or ruin. [1300-50; ME ( < AF) < L confusion- (s. of confusio). See CONFUSE, -ION] Syn. 2. distraction. 3. turmoil, jumble, mess, disarray. 6. shame, mortification. |
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