- confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
--1 is a kind of disorder
--1 has particulars:demoralization, demoralisation; babel; bluster; chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness; hugger-mugger, mumbo jumbo; schemozzle, shemozzle - confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
--2 is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
--2 has particulars:disorientation; distraction; daze, fog, haze; half-cock; jamais vu; bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement; perplexity Derived form: verb confuse2 - confusion, discombobulation - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
--3 is a kind of embarrassment
Derived form: verb confuse3 - confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
--4 is a kind of combination, combining, compounding
Derived form: verb confuse4 - confusion, mix-up - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
--5 is a kind of mistake, error, fault
Derived form: verb confuse1 - confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, disarray - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"