Synonyms of the word

confusion

• n. A lack of clarity or order.
• n. The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
• n. (archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment.

combination

• n. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
• n. An object formed by combining.
• n. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
• n. (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
• n. An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
• n. (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another…
• n. motorcycle and sidecar.
• n. a rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.

combining

• v. present participle of combine.
• n. The act by which things are combined or brought together.

compounding

• v. present participle of compound.
• n. An accumulation of compound interest.

confusedness

• n. The state or quality of being confused.

disarray

• v. (transitive) To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
• v. (transitive) To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
• n. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
• n. Confused attire; undress; dishabille.

discombobulation

• n. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.

disorder

• n. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
• n. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
• n. (medicine, countable) A physical or psychical malfunction.
• v. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
• v. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

embarrassment

• n. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
• n. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
• n. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
• n. A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements.
• n. (medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
• n. (countable) A group of pandas; the collective noun for pandas.

error

• n. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
• n. (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• n. (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
• n. (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
• n. (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
• n. (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
• n. Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
• v. (computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
• v. (telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.
• v. (nonstandard) To err.

fault

• n. A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
• n. A mistake or error.
• n. A weakness of character; a failing.
• n. A minor offense.
• n. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
• n. (seismology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
• n. (mining) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
• n. (tennis) An illegal serve.
• n. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.
• n. (obsolete) want; lack.
• n. (hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
• v. (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
• v. (intransitive, geology) To fracture.
• v. (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
• v. (intransitive, computing) To undergo a page fault.

mistake

• n. An error; a blunder.
• n. (baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in…
• v. (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.
• v. (intransitive) To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To take or choose wrongly.

mix-up

• n. A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.

muddiness

• n. The characteristic of being muddy.