confusion
/kənˈfjuːʒ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/kənˈfjuːʒ(ə)n/
kənˈfjuːʒən
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final -sion sound
kən - ˈfjuːʒən -> confusion
Myanmar meaning
(n) မရေရာ
Full entry
၁။ [U, C] မရေရာမှု။ ရှုပ်ထွေးမှု။
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ❍ doubt caused by various confusions in policy.
၂။ [U] ရောထွေးမှု။ There has been some confusion of names.
၃။ [U] အုပ်မနိုင်ထိန်းမရ၊ ဝရုန်းသုန်းကား ဖြစ်မှု။ ထိတ်လန့်တကြားဖြစ်မှု။ Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion. ❍ Fighting had broken out and the centre of the city was in a state of confusion.
၄။ [U, C] ဇဝေဇဝါဖြစ်ခြင်း။ gazing in confusion at the strange sight ❍ the confusions of adolescence. မြီးကောင်ပေါက်တို့၏ စိတ်ထွေတတ်မှု။
More examples
- [confusion about/over] : There seems to be some confusion about who actually won.
- [confusion as to] : There was some confusion as to his real identity.
- [cause/create/lead to confusion] : These changes have just caused more confusion among teachers.
- [in confusion] : She stared at him in confusion.
- Inside the building was a scene of total confusion.
- [in (all) the confusion] : In all the confusion, we lost sight of each other.
- [confusion reigns] : Confusion reigned as officials finally tried to sort out who had won the race.
- Could there have been a confusion of identities?
- [avoid confusion] : The wires are colour-coded to avoid confusion.
Synonyms
bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement, mystification, uncertainty, misunderstanding, abashing, abashment, addling, ado, agitation, anarchy, astonishment, awkwardness, befuddlement, befuddling, bemusement, blurring, bustle, chagrin, chaos, clutter, cluttering, commotion, complexity, complication, confounding, consternation, daze, demoralization, difficulty, disarranging, disarray, discomfiting, discomfiture, discomposure, dislocation, disorder, disorganization, disorientation, disoriented state, disruptive, distraction, disturbing, dither, dumbfounding, embarrassing, embarrassment, embroiling, emotional upset, ferment, flap, fluster, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, lather, mayhem, mess, misperception, mistake, mix-up, mixup mystification, muddle, obscuring, off-base, out of line, out-of-line, out-of-order, pandemonium, perplexing, perturbation, pother, racket, riot, row, self-consciousness, shambles, slip-up, stew, stir, stirring up, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, tangling, trouble, troublemaking, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unsettling, untidiness, upheaval, uproar, upsetting, wilderness
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