confusion

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con·fu·sion / kənˈfyoōzhən/ • n. 1. lack of understanding; uncertainty: there seems to be some confusion about which system does what. ∎  a situation of panic; a breakdown of order: the shaken survivors retreated in confusion. ∎  a disorderly jumble: all I can see is a confusion of brown cardboard boxes.2. the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something: she looked about her in confusion. ∎  the mistaking of one person or thing for another: there is some confusion between “unlawful” and “illegal.”

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