Definition of Confosion
Con*fu"sion (?), n. [F.
confusion, L. confusio.] 1.
The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce
indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder;
tumult.
The confusion of thought to which the
Aristotelians were liable.
Whewell.
Moody beggars starving for a time
Of pellmell havoc and confusion.
Shak.
2. The state of being abashed or
disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation;
shame.
Confusion dwelt in every face
And fear in every heart.
Spectator.
3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Ruin seize thee, ruthless king,
Confusion on thy banners wait.
Gray.
4. One who confuses; a confounder.
[Obs.] Chapmen.
Confusion of goods (Law), the
intermixture of the goods of two or more persons, so that their
respective portions can no longer be distinguished.
Blackstone. Bouvier.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A lack of clarity or order, jumbled.
- The state of being confused; not understanding.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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