Definition for Confusion:

• The act of confusing, or the state of being confused; perplexity; distraction; embarrassment; shame.

Synonyms for Confusion:

• n.

  •
  • pain,
  • squalor.
  •
  • tumble,
  • disorderedness,
  • muss.
  •agitation (noun)
  • discomposure,
  • maelstrom.
  •alarm (noun)
  • dismay.
  •amazement (noun)
  • wonder,
  • confoundment,
  • stupefaction.
  •brain-teaser (noun)
  • riddle.
  •confusion (noun)
  • discombobulation,
  • mental confusion,
  • disarray.
  •destruction (noun)
  • devastation.
  •discomfiture (noun)
  • disconcertion,
  • disconcertment.
  •disorder (noun)
  • disorderliness,
  • fuzziness,
  • obscurity,
  • disconnectedness,
  • formlessness,
  • deformity,
  • indefiniteness,
  • derangement,
  • irregularity,
  • disintegration,
  • chaos,
  • dishevel,
  • insanity,
  • incoherence,
  • inconsistency,
  • inchoateness,
  • laxity,
  • looseness,
  • entropy,
  • amorphousness,
  • frenzy,
  • indistinctness,
  • turbulence,
  • inexactness,
  • disarrangement,
  • unevenness,
  • tumult,
  • shapelessness.
  •disorientation (noun)
  • Obscuring,
  • dumbfounding,
  • puzzlement,
  • confounding,
  • agitation,
  • fluster,
  • Cluttering,
  • upsetting,
  • Embroiling,
  • pother,
  • Addling,
  • Abashing,
  • Tangling,
  • unsettling,
  • perplexing,
  • Discomfiting,
  • befuddling,
  • mixup mystification,
  • disturbing,
  • Blurring,
  • embarrassing,
  • bewilderment,
  • Disarranging,
  • perplexity,
  • bemusement.
  •disoriented state (noun)
  • fracas,
  • Hodge-podge,
  • emotional upset,
  • untidiness,
  • haze,
  • surprise,
  • tangle,
  • difficulty,
  • stir,
  • trouble,
  • bustle,
  • imbroglio,
  • complexity,
  • wilderness,
  • ferment,
  • daze,
  • row,
  • shambles,
  • upheaval.
  •havoc (noun)
  • havoc.
  •illegibility (noun)
  • Illegibility,
  • unclarity,
  • mystery.
  •indiscrimination (noun)
  • indistinguishability,
  • Indiscrimination.
  •misinterpretation (noun)
  • distortion,
  • deformation,
  • misrepresentation,
  • misquotation,
  • twisting,
  • misreading,
  • travesty.
  •restlessness (noun)
  • hurly-burly.
  •roughness (noun)
  • roughhouse.
  •ruin (noun)
  • ruin.
  •shame (noun)
  • shamefacedness.
  •uncertainty (noun)
  • incertitude,
  • disputability,
  • changeability,
  • controversy,
  • unsureness,
  • puzzle,
  • deniability,
  • Questionability,
  • vagueness,
  • ambivalence,
  • tentativeness,
  • moot point.
  •violence (noun)
  • violence.

• v.

  •confused (verb)
  • bewildered,
  • embarrassed,
  • ashamed.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • abstraction,
  • mixture,
  • racket,
  • chagrin.
  •
  • scramble.
  •bewilderment
  • mystification.
  •delirium
  • hysteria.
  •mistake
  • screw up.
  •tangle
  • maze.
  •uproar
  • rumpus.

Paraphrases for Confusion:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disorder.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disorientation, bewilderment.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    irritation, miscommunication, disturbance, dismay, helplessness, amalgamation.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    chaos.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    misunderstanding, disarray, ambiguity, obfuscation, commotion, misinterpretation, mix-up, uncertainty, dislocation, perplexity, muddle, mess, disruption, equivocation, misconception, embarrassment, intermingling, havoc, Blurring, misapprehension, vagueness, distraction, shambles, jumble, obscurity, fuss, turbulence, uproar, mistake, upheaval, clutter, tangle, hesitation, unrest, fiasco, mixing, doubt, concern, distress, chaos, apprehension, clarity, ambivalence.
  • Verb, past tense
    confused.

Antonyms for Confusion:

• n.

  • disorientation
    composure, sense, calmness, clarity, organization, happiness, peace, order, method, calm, orientation, system.
  • disoriented state
    ease, contentment, tranquility, harmony, clearness, simplicity, agreement, understanding, tidiness, neatness, expectation.
  • Other antonyms:
    coolness, stoicism, sureness, self-assurance, equanimity, poise, positiveness, certitude, plan, preparation, anticipation, indifference, aplomb, steadiness, conviction, certainty, orderliness, pattern, self-possession.

Hypernym for Confusion:

• n.

  • act
    babel.
  • state
    demoralisation, chaos, topsy-turvyness, pandemonium, bluster, shemozzle, bedlam, hugger-mugger, topsy-turvydom, schemozzle, demoralization.

Hyponym for Confusion:

• n.

  • act
    combining, compounding, combination.
  • state
    disorder.