confusion

noun

1. 不确定；困惑
   a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc.
   1. There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be.
      对于应该采取什么正确步骤，还是有些不明确。
   2. a confusion as to what to do next
      不清楚下一步该怎么办
2. 混淆；混同
   the fact of making a mistake about who sb is or what sth is
   1. To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes.
      为避免搞错，请在孩子所有的校服上写清楚他们的姓名。
   2. confusion between letters of the alphabet like ‘o’ or ‘a’
      像o或a这类字母之间的易于混淆
3. 困窘；尴尬；局促不安
   a feeling of embarrassment when you do not understand sth and are not sure what to do in a situation
   1. He looked at me in confusion and did not answer the question.
      他困窘地看着我，没有回答问题。
4. （让人不知所措的）混乱局面，乱成一团
   a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take
   1. Fighting had broken out and all was chaos and confusion.
      战斗爆发了，一切都陷入了混乱不堪的状态。
   2. Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.
      她的突然到来使得我们不知所措，乱成一团。

1. N-VAR (尤指因想法不同造成的)困惑，不明确
   If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
   1. There's still confusion about the number of casualties...
      伤亡人数依然不明。
   2. Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
      我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。
2. N-UNCOUNT (尤指因很多事情同时发生造成的)混乱局面，骚乱
   Confusion is a situation in which everything is in disorder, especially because there are lots of things happening at the same time.
   1. There was confusion when a man fired shots...
      一个男子开了几枪，场面一片混乱。
   2. The rebel leader appears to have escaped in the confusion.
      叛乱分子首领似乎已乘乱逃脱。
3. N-VAR 困惑;不知所措
   If your mind is in a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do.
   1. We always left his office in a state of confusion.
      我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。
   2. ...the pressures and confusions of puberty.
      青春期的种种压力和困惑
4. See also: confuse

1. During dinner the confusion was cleared up: they had mistaken me for Kenny.
   吃晚饭时疑惑消除了：原来他们把我当成肯尼了。
2. There's still confusion about the number of casualties
   伤亡人数依然不明。
3. Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
   我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。
4. There was confusion when a man fired shots
   一个男子开了几枪，场面一片混乱。
5. The rebel leader appears to have escaped in the confusion.
   叛乱分子首领似乎已乘乱逃脱。
6. We always left his office in a state of confusion.
   我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。
7. This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
   我们发表这篇报道的初衷是好的，但对可能已造成的混乱深感歉意。
8. One of the main findings of the survey was the confusion about the facilities already in place
   这项调查的一个主要发现就是对于哪些设备已经到位搞不清楚。
9. He was arrested in the confusion which followed
   他在之后的混乱中被捕。
10. As the story unfolded throughout the past week, I experienced the gamut of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, disgust, confusion.
    上周随着故事情节的展开，我的心情可以说是跌宕起伏：从震惊、气愤、悲伤到憎恶与困惑。
11. His mind was a haze of fear and confusion.
    由于害怕和困惑，他当时处于一种混沌状态。
12. This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.
    这个被用来掩盖他们思想的混乱和不准确。
13. There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal.
    有报道说一些年轻人乘局势一片混乱之际抢劫盗窃。
14. Teddy turned to Mona with a look of mild confusion
    泰迪表情略带困惑地向莫娜求助。
15. The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
    这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。
16. The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct
    想在混乱中理出头绪是一种知性本能。
17. Amanda's predominant emotion was that of confusion.
    阿曼达主要还是感到困惑。
18. His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion
    他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。
19. They believe this confusion is responsible for a rash of suicides this spring.
    他们认为今年春天一连串的自杀事件是由这次混乱引起的。
20. Confusion reigned about how the debate would end
    在这一争论如何结束的问题上人们陷入了混乱。
21. In all the confusion, there's a serious risk that the main issues will be forgotten.
    在一片混乱中，主要的问题很有可能会被遗忘。
22. Instead, the session has sowed confusion.
    相反，这次会议却引发了混乱。
23. There's confusion and resentment, and it's almost never expressed out in the open. Take this office, for example
    有人迷惘，有人憎恨，可是几乎谁也没有公开表达过。就拿这个办公室的人来说吧。
24. A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face.
    他英俊的脸上掠过一丝大惑不解的神情。
25. People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence
    我们这一代经历过二战的人都真切地记得当时的迷惘和无助。
26. Only by writing things down could I bring some sort of order to the confusion.
    只有把东西记下来，我才能从混乱中理出些头绪来。
27. A small child's confusion in distinguishing the right from the wrong is quite natural.
    小孩子不明是非是很正常的。
28. The meeting adjourned in confusion.
    会议在混乱中休会。
29. Our surprise attack caught the enemy off balance and threw them into confusion.
    我们的突然袭击把敌人打了个冷不防，他们顿时乱作一团。
30. Utterly routed, the enemy fled in confusion.
    敌军被打得溃不成军，狼狈逃窜。

  disorder chaos confusion disarray mess【导航词义：混乱】

  disorder n. 混乱，杂乱

〔辨析〕指杂乱无章、混乱无序的状态。

  chaos n. 混乱，紊乱

〔辨析〕指一切事物均无组织无秩序的大混乱状态。

  confusion n. 骚乱，混乱

〔辨析〕通常指嘈杂纷乱、令人难以理解或控制的局面。

  disarray n. 〈正式〉混乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指无组织的混乱状态。

  mess n. 脏乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指某个地方又脏又乱的状态。

noun

1. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
   1. he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw

   Synonym:    mix-up

2. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
   1. the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel

3. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
   1. a confusion of impressions

   Synonym:    mental confusionconfusednessmuddinessdisarray

4. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

   Synonym:    discombobulation

5. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
   1. the army retreated in confusion