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con•fu•sion

Pronunciation: (kun-fyOO'zhun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of confusing.
2. the state of being confused.
3. disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos: The army retreated in confusion.
4. lack of clearness or distinctness: a confusion in his mind between right and wrong.
5. perplexity; bewilderment: The more difficult questions left us in complete confusion.
6. embarrassment or abashment: He blushed in confusion.
7. Psychiatry.a disturbed mental state; disorientation.
8. Archaic.defeat, overthrow, or ruin.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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