亚洲网紅露点

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confusion

[ kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of confusing. confusing.
  2. the state of being confused.

    Synonyms:

  3. disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos:

    The army retreated in confusion.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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.

    Synonyms: ,

  7. Psychiatry. a disturbed mental state; disorientation.
  8. Archaic. defeat, overthrow, or ruin.


confusion

/ 办蓹苍藞蹿箩耻藧萧蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the act of confusing or the state of being confused
  2. disorder; jumble
  3. bewilderment; perplexity
  4. lack of clarity; indistinctness
  5. embarrassment; abashment
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞蹿耻蝉颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路蹿耻顎僺颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 辫谤别顎卌辞苍路蹿耻顎僺颈辞苍 noun
  • 谤别顎卌辞苍路蹿耻顎僺颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路肠辞苍路蹿耻顎僺颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confusion1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin 肠辞苍蹿奴蝉颈艒苍-, stem of 肠辞苍蹿奴蝉颈艒 鈥渄isorder, mixture,鈥 literally 鈥渁 mixing,鈥 from 肠辞苍蹿奴蝉(耻蝉) 鈥渕ixed鈥 (past participle of 肠艒苍蹿耻苍诲别谤别; confound ) + -颈艒 -ion
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Example Sentences

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He signed on as camp coordinator, trying to bring order to the confusion around him as thousands of adults and children immersed in resettlement.

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But Sunday's loss at Kingsholm was a shambles, with defensive confusion evident from the first few minutes as Chiefs were cut open by Gloucester time and again.

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Mr Aquino said that the attack caused considerable confusion and chaos in the city's tight-knit Filipino community, with many residents calling one another to check on their loved ones.

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The Green Party said in a statement that the guidance was likely to cause "distress" to the trans community as well as "further confusion to employers, businesses and service providers" .

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The police video, spliced together from officers鈥 body-worn cameras and surveillance footage, showed confusion in the moments leading up to the incident, which left Lauren, 51, hospitalized with a gunshot wound.

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