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Noun confusion has 5 senses

confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
--₁ is a kind of disorder
--₁ has particulars:
demoralization, demoralisation; babel; bluster; chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness; hugger-mugger, mumbo jumbo; schemozzle, shemozzle
confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
--₂ is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
--₂ has particulars:
disorientation; distraction; daze, fog, haze; half-cock; jamais vu; bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement; perplexity

Derived form: verb confuse₂
confusion, discombobulation - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
--₃ is a kind of embarrassment

Derived form: verb confuse₃
confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
--₄ is a kind of combination, combining, compounding

Derived form: verb confuse₄
confusion, mix-up - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
--₅ is a kind of mistake, error, fault

Derived form: verb confuse₁