an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"独自性が失われ、区別が複合され、要素の無秩序な複合を生んでいる行為混乱
例:The confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel. バベルの塔における言葉の混乱。
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"あるものを他のものと取り違えた結果として起こる間違い混同
例:He changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw. 彼は、悪名高いお尋ね者の名前との混乱を避けるために、改名した。
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"明確で秩序立った思考と行動がない精神状態錯乱
例:a confusion of impressions 印象の混同
a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused混乱をまねく当惑の気持ち雑駁
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"予測外の行為による混乱混迷