noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a state of shock/confusion/panic etc
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Howard, still in a state of shock, stared at Newman.
cause confusion
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Teachers say the reforms will cause confusion in schools.
chaos and confusion
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Heavy flooding has created chaos and confusion throughout the country.
confusion reigned
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For several minutes confusion reigned .
hide your disappointment/embarrassment/confusion etc
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She laughed to hide her nervousness.
sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc
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an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
considerable
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There proved to be considerable confusion in terminology used in the responses of interviewees.
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After sundown the Confederates made an attack on the right creating considerable confusion .
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She jumped backwards and forwards in her narrative, creating considerable confusion in Dougal's mind.
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There was considerable confusion in the administration over the correct procedure.
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The young of these species are quite similar, which has led to considerable confusion in their identification and classification.
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There had been considerable confusion over the interpretation of the embargo, the inquiry was told.
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The existence of sub-sects such as the Zadokites and the Nazareans has generated considerable confusion and uncertainty among biblical scholars.
great
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More seriously there was, and still is, great confusion about need and demand for service.
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The editor who creates the greatest confusion among businesspeople is the boss-as-editor.
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Events moved quickly, though as Cullingworth's history reveals, not without great uncertainty and confusion in Whitehall.
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In ordinary notation that would lead to great confusion , but it fits in well with the notation just described above.
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This seems to be the law, but it can be elicited only from a great confusion of terminology in the reports.
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In the outer waiting room there was even greater confusion .
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I know there was great confusion that night.
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There was great confusion and indignation as the marchers were forced to halt.
mental
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Dimitri Volkov was in a fog of mental apathy and confusion .
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This can be exacerbated by the abused adult suffering from mental illness and confusion .
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Chapter 8 Mental confusion can be assuaged in many ways, and one of the best ways for me is exercise.
utter
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To another it might have seemed utter confusion , but Chen had been born here.
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It was total and utter confusion .
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At times these difficulties combined with a muddled administrative situation to produce utter confusion and dismay.
■ VERB
add
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It therefore had to change tack, further adding to confusion in governmental policy-making.
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As a result they further misrepresent the characters and by misusing them have added to the confusion .
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To add to the confusion , we are not even certain about the biochemical pathway of vitamin C synthesis in plants.
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To add to his confusion , he still finds himself sat alone watching television and wondering where all these people are.
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The introduction of yet another term will add confusion .
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The Earth's rotation adds to the confusion .
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Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee.
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At the risk of adding to the confusion four sub-divisions of the Ophiacanthidae are proposed for testing.
avoid
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But then to avoid confusion we need some way of marking the participant role distinction.
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His abrupt style seems to represent a deliberate technique for saving time and avoiding confusion .
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Separation is advisable to avoid confusion and aid development.
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To avoid confusion , we explain the main points first and deal with the more specialised capital gains aspects further along.
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Pupils need clear step-by-step explanations in order to avoid confusion .
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One way to avoid confusion is to build language work into science sessions.
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Every 10 seconds the display changes to show elapsed bottom time on an otherwise clear screen, to avoid confusion .
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New administrative systems were needed to avoid confusion .
bring
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Trying to say the right thing to calm things down or protect people's feelings only brings more upset and confusion .
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It also it has brought disappointment and confusion .
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Medically prescribed drugs - essential though they may be - sometimes bring about confusion or memory loss.
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The revelations of evil that I had experienced had brought me only to confusion and powerlessness.
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July brings confusion to your romance and you may need to remind yourself why you're in love!
cause
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Anomalies cause confusion and anger among claimants.
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It caused a lot of confusion .
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I seek your guidance about a matter on today's Order Paper that is causing some confusion .
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What is being emphasized here is the fact that the two terms should not cause the proposal author confusion .
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This sort of response can cause a lot of confusion for those around who perhaps do not share the same feeling.
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Often, the terms hypertext and hypermedia are used interchangeably, causing confusion .
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The second has caused much confusion , some of it deliberate, which has plainly rubbed off on Mr Dalyell.
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Excessive doses can cause panic, confusion , inability to sleep, hallucinations and paranoia.
clear
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Let us begin with his efforts to clear up the confusion of questions 2 and 3.
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Before I could help others, though, I had to clear up some job confusion of my own.
create
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An angry mob creates confusion and prevents the smooth running of its hunting sequence.
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After sundown the Confederates made an attack on the right creating considerable confusion .
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Dodging the issue like this only creates feelings of confusion , guilt or resentment.
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Thus, the ambiguity in the split authority flow creates organizational confusion , and Homeric breakdowns in communication.
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Could there be Bacon rooms, more or less the same, dotted throughout the house in order to create confusion ?
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The editor who creates the greatest confusion among businesspeople is the boss-as-editor.
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She jumped backwards and forwards in her narrative, creating considerable confusion in Dougal's mind.
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It has created confusion about the nature of sociological scholarship and has concealed opportunities for many more craft sociologists.
hide
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Mr Cottle blushed and then snorted into a handkerchief to hide his confusion .
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We look at each other, and then, drop our gaze to hide our confusion .
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Most significantly for the theme of this book we talk to: Conceal our desires, hide our vulnerability or confusion .
lead
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Often such complex layouts lead to immediate confusion , but the manual gets you off the ground with some helpful suggested settings.
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But surely this must lead to confusion sometimes.
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The context will prevent this ambiguity from leading to confusion .
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In ordinary notation that would lead to great confusion , but it fits in well with the notation just described above.
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If a statutory definition were to be promulgated, it would lead to confusion , and a spate of litigation.
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The young of these species are quite similar, which has led to considerable confusion in their identification and classification.
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The inference of user information needs from user information-seeking behaviour has led to much confusion .
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Analyzing data received on any other basis than getting more engrams leads to delay and confusion for the preclear.
reign
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This last point is where much of the confusion currently reigns .
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A sometimes-creative confusion reigns at the teams-of-teams level.
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She screamed, but it had little effect, just added to the confusion that reigned in the room.
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And it was true, as Christians never tired of pointing out, that a painful spiritual confusion reigned .
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But confusion reigned over the idea of the menstrual cycle.
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Total confusion reigns supreme, and an atmosphere close to mass hysteria ensues.
result
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This often results in confusion about the committee's precise remit and a lack of focus in its operations.
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The resulting upset and confusion could cause employee walk-outs or the loss of business and create a seriously negative public image.
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Although this complication is unlikely to cause overt clinical problems it may result in diagnostic confusion particularly with peritoneal malignancy.
sow
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He sows seeds of confusion by way of a million opinions on every subject within its covers.
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This teaching was a boon to the married laity, but it sowed confusion among priests.
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If your review does not stop them, at least your rapier has sown confusion and dismay.
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Milosevic has granted piecemeal concessions while sowing the kind of confusion that he has used in the past to stymie opponents.
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It has sown confusion and anxiety among researchers by giving birth to the ambiguous concept of sensitive but unclassified research.
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And the editors seem to enjoy sowing that confusion .
throw
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However, the death of Vial shortly afterwards threw everything into confusion .
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Instead, it was going directly across their path, which threw them into confusion .
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Since the middle of the 1870s a world monetary depression had thrown trade into confusion .
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The guaranteed income bond market was thrown into confusion .
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The first time I met a boy who wasn't completely gross in his personal habits, I was thrown into confusion .
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The matter was thrown into further confusion , however, when leave to appeal was granted to the minority shareholders.
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All estimates of the balance of post-war power were thrown into confusion .
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Advancing on a narrow front, the bristling schiltrons threw their opponents into confusion on such unfamiliar, unstable ground.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
throw sb/sth into confusion/chaos/disarray etc
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Advancing on a narrow front, the bristling schiltrons threw their opponents into confusion on such unfamiliar, unstable ground.
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But a Cup replay would throw those plans into disarray.
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He briefly dissolved Congress in 1992 to successfully fight two guerrilla insurgencies that had thrown the country into chaos.
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However, the death of Vial shortly afterwards threw everything into confusion.
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Instead, it was going directly across their path, which threw them into confusion.
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It was their starting-point that was often illogical or arbitrary and threw the listener into confusion.
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Now the ruling, which could open the way for new prosecutions, has thrown the issue into chaos.
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Since the middle of the 1870s a world monetary depression had thrown trade into confusion.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I hope the meeting will clear up people's confusion .
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Jake's confusion at meeting Sherri at the party was obvious.
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The bombers escaped in the confusion following the explosion.
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The final scene of the play threw much of the audience into confusion .
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The new rules have caused a lot of confusion .
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There is still confusion over who is responsible for the accident.
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To avoid confusion , the teams wore different colors.
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We made our way through the noise and confusion of the marketplace to our hotel.
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With all the confusion , nobody noticed the two boys leave.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result they further misrepresent the characters and by misusing them have added to the confusion .
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However, nowhere else has dressing down caused so much angst and confusion as in the routine workday.
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If the conscious level of the patient is affected - drowsiness, confusion , lethargy and unresponsiveness.
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The linguistic phenomena we see in the texts reflect not classical fusion of law but post-classical confusion of language.
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There is a lot of confusion among parents.
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Whatever his intentions about the succession, it was almost certainly not the confusion which actually occurred.