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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confusion \Con*fu"sion\, n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.]
1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce
indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder;
tumult.
The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians
were liable. --Whewell.
Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc
and confusion. --Shak.
2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss
self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every
heart. --Spectator.
3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy
banners wait. --Gray.
4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] --Chapmen.
{Confusion of goods} (Law), the intermixture of the goods of
two or more persons, so that their respective portions can
no longer be distinguished. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
confusion
n 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 [syn: {mental confusion}, {disarray}]
3: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: {discombobulation}]
4: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the
notorious outlaw" [syn: {mix-up}, {confounding}]
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