confusion

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
noun a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
noun a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem. Morphologically confuse + -ion.

Miss T. (Crimson with confusion.) — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
The result was dire confusion. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
The woman laughed at his confusion irreverently. — Kim, Rudyard Kipling

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