CONFUSION

n. 1 disorder, mix-up, mess, jumble, muddle, disarray, disarrangement, chaos, shambles The files are in complete confusion 2 tumult, commotion, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium, bedlam, chaos Untold confusion resulted from sounding the alarm 3 mix-up, confounding; ambiguity, ambiguousness, misunderstanding, contradiction, inconsistency There is often some confusion between the name of a thing and the thing itself 4 mixing, combining, mixing up, intermingling The removal firm is responsible for the confusion of your books with mine 5 assortment, mixture, pot-pourri, gallimaufry, hotchpotch or US and Canadian also hodgepodge A confusion of products lines the shelves 6 embarrassment, discomfiture, mortification, abashment, shamefacedness, chagrin He felt terrible confusion when confronted with the evidence