confusion

英 [kən'fjuːʒ(ə)n] 美[kən'fjʊʒən]

• n. 混淆，混乱；困惑

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably;

"the army retreated in confusion"

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

"a confusion of impressions"

3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

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

"the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

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

"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"