"confusion" meaning in English

See confusion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈfjuːʒən/ Audio: en-us-confusion.ogg [US] Forms: confusion [singular], confusions [plural]
Etymology: confuse + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|confuse|ion}} confuse + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Confusion is a feeling you get when things are unclear or you don't understand.
    Sense id: simple-confusion-en-noun-YxC0XGiM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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