Definitions
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
Word origin
From Middle English confusioun, from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem.
Used in a sentence
“But much of the federal workforce is located outside the nation’s capital, and Trump’s offer was met with confusion and skepticism in many of those offices.”
“Forgive these wild and wandering cries, Confusions of a wasted youth; Forgive them where they fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make me wise.”
“Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“State of muddle”9 letters
02“Mixed-up state”9 letters
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