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con·fu·sion

(kən-fyo͞o′zhən)

a. The act of confusing or the state of being confused: Backstage confusion made the rehearsal difficult.

b. An instance of being confused: "After his awakening to Chicano identity, he briefly mastered his inner confusions and found an articulate voice" (David C. Unger).

2. Psychology A mental state involving impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person.

con·fu′sion·al adj.

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confusional

adjective

Mentally uncertain:

addled, addlepated, confounded, confused, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid.

Informal: mixed-up.

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