1
as in fog
a state of mental uncertainty
the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion
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2
as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic
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as in embarrassment
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations
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Recent Examples of confusion
But, Zach Pozniak, chief operating officer of Jeeves NY and co-author of The Laundry Book, is here to clear the confusion.
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
But the mixed messaging hasn’t helped clear up fan frustration and confusion regarding the direction of the franchise.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The downsides are that the medication comes with possible side effects (like headaches, confusion, or dizziness) and may take three months or longer to produce noticeable benefits.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
But the mixed messaging hasn’t helped clear up fan frustration and confusion regarding the direction of the franchise.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The downsides are that the medication comes with possible side effects (like headaches, confusion, or dizziness) and may take three months or longer to produce noticeable benefits.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confusion
Noun
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But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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National Weather Service has warned that visibility has dropped to 1/4 mile or less amid the fog.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The outbreak is forecasted across the central Gulf Coast, Deep South and the Tennessee Valley with some tornadoes spanning long and possibly causing havoc, according to the National Weather Service.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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But their latest entry into this costly genre is yet another embarrassment in a string of them, and similarly destined to be forgotten.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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But Couples has missed the cut in four of his last five starts at Augusta National, and the prospect of embarrassment does not sit well with him.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The shoes stirred something deeper — a tangle of racial and social complexities that came with simply wanting to buy, own, or even wear them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even actor Kevin Bacon has found his way into this tangle of out-of-state donors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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But in the chaos a new experiment bubbled to the surface.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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None of the six conferences managed to get all four top seeds to the semifinal round, but the level of chaos varied widely from one conference to the next.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The event itself has become a subject of unease among journalists and others who question the optics of the press mingling with high-profile government officials at a swanky soiree.—
Theresa Braine,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The dismissal is a surprise given the timing, but multiple league sources expected Memphis to make changes this offseason due to growing discontent between Jenkins and the players, unease among his assistants, and differing visions between Jenkins and the front office on how to play.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gratitude isn’t obviously a concept capable of generating such perplexities.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
26 Nov. 2024
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The performances, too, are more likenesses than full characterizations, which, admittedly, is wholly in keeping with the perplexities being dramatized.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Confusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusion. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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