CONFUSION
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1F4U1S1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably.
- noun a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior. — synonyms: mental_confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
- noun a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused. — synonyms: discombobulation
- noun an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended.
- noun a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. — synonyms: mix-up
Examples
- “the army retreated in confusion”
- “a confusion of impressions”
- “the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel”