名词

1. (尤指因想法不同造成的)困惑，不明确
If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.

2. (尤指因很多事情同时发生造成的)混乱局面，骚乱
Confusion is a situation in which everything is in disorder, especially because there are lots of things happening at the same time.

3. 困惑;不知所措
If your mind is in a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do.

4. see also: confuse

1. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

e.g. he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw

Synonym: mix-up

2. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

e.g. the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel

3. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

e.g. a confusion of impressions

Synonym: mental confusionconfusednessmuddinessdisarray

4. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

Synonym: discombobulation

5. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

e.g. the army retreated in confusion