confusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: confusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for confusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confusion n disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" Synonym(s): confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused Synonym(s): confusion, discombobulation an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" Synonym(s): confusion, mix-up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confusion \Confu"sion\, n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.] 1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. The confusion* of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable. --Whewell. Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc and confusion. --Shak. 2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame. Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every heart. --Spectator. 3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin. Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy banners wait. --Gray. 4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] --Chapmen. {Confusion of goods} (Law), the intermixture of the goods of two or more persons, so that their respective portions can no longer be distinguished. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.