Confusion | Mean of confusion in English Dictionary

/kənˈfjuːʒən/

• Noun
• a situation in which people are uncertain about what to do or are unable to understand something clearly
1. The detour caused much confusion. [=the detour confused many people; the detour made many people uncertain about which roads to use]
2. There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.
3. There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.
4. Changing the name of the company will only lead to confusion. [=make people uncertain]
5. the anxieties and confusions of teenage life
• the feeling that you have when you do not understand what is happening, what is expected, etc.
1. Her confusion was obvious.
2. He stared in confusion and disbelief.
• a state or situation in which many things are happening in a way that is not controlled or orderly
1. a scene of confusion
2. There was total/mass confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.

• the act of mistakenly thinking that one person or thing is another
1. Write clearly on the labels to avoid confusion.
2. Confusion between/of the words “affect” and “effect” is common.