confusion

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confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ noun

plural confusions

confusion

/kənˈfjuːʒən/

noun

plural confusions

Learner's definition of CONFUSION

: a situation in which people are uncertain about what to do or are unable to understand something clearly迷惑；糊涂；不确定

[noncount]

The detour caused much confusion. [=the detour confused many people; the detour made many people uncertain about which roads to use]这样绕行使很多人辨不清路。
There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.开会时间现在还不确定。
There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.关于这个系统的运行方式，还有许多问题没搞清楚。
Changing the name of the company will only lead to confusion. [=make people uncertain]变更公司名只会使人困惑。

[count]

[noncount] : the feeling that you have when you do not understand what is happening, what is expected, etc.困惑感；迷茫感

[noncount] : a state or situation in which many things are happening in a way that is not controlled or orderly失控的局势；混乱的状态

a scene of confusion混乱的场面
There was total/mass confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.卡车撞到餐馆后，引起一片混乱。

[noncount] : the act of mistakenly thinking that one person or thing is another错认；混淆

Write clearly on the labels to avoid confusion.在标签上写清楚，以免搞错。
Confusion between/of the words “affect” and “effect” is common.把affect和effect这两个词混淆是很常见的。