confusion

confusion, disorder, disturbance, mess, chaos

名词 confusion:

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
   同义词：mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
   同义词：discombobulation
4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
   同义词：mix-up

1. The room was in confusion after the birthday party.
   生日晚会之后，房间里一片混乱。
2. This misprint led to great confusion.
   这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。
3. The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion.
   即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。
4. Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.
   他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
5. The enemy retreated in great confusion.
   敌人狼狈撤退。

con.fu.sion

n.（名词）

The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
混乱：混淆的行为或混乱的状态：
例句：
.To insist . . . that the plight of two, or six, or 52 individuals outweighs policies in which the credibility of the United States and the security of the Middle East are deeply involved, represents the worst kind of moral confusion.(Moorhead Kennedy)
.坚持…和美国的信用与中东的安全关联极深的政策竟轻于两个，或六个，或五十二个个人面临的苦难，这都在显示着最恶劣的道德混乱.(穆尔黑德·肯尼迪)

An instance of being confused:
被弄混乱了的事例：
例句：
.Both John Cheever and James Michener . . . clarify some of the confusions of our times.(Clifton Fadiman)
.约翰·邱佛和詹姆斯·密柴娜…都澄清了我们这个时代的一些混乱.(克利夫顿·法迪曼)

Psychology Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.
【心理学】 混淆：对时间、地点或人物缺乏分辨能力；心理混乱的状态

【引伸】
confu.sional
adj.（形容词）