Noun
1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably;
"the army retreated in confusion"2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior;
"a confusion of impressions"3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended;
"the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"