confusion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem. Morphologically confuse +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈfjuːʒən/ Rhymes: -uːʒən === Noun === confusion (usually uncountable, plural confusions) A lack of clarity or order. The state of being confused; misunderstanding. The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things. Lack of understanding due to dementia. (archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment. (rare, collective) A group of wildebeest. ==== Synonyms ==== (lack of clarity or order): discombobulation (state of being confused): bewilderment, disarray ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “lack of clarity or order”): clarity (antonym(s) of “misunderstanding”): distinction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French confusion, from Old French confusion, borrowed from Latin cōnfusiōnem, from verb confundo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fy.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === confusion f (plural confusions) confusion ==== Derived terms ==== prêter à confusion === Further reading === “confusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French confusion. === Noun === confusion f (plural confusions) confusion ==== Descendants ==== French: confusion == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin confusio, confusionem. === Noun === confusion oblique singular, f (oblique plural confusions, nominative singular confusion, nominative plural confusions) spread (act or instance of spreading) ==== Descendants ==== English: confusion Middle French: confusion French: confusion