1. confusion

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

Example Sentences:
'the army retreated in confusion'

2. confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness

a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Example Sentences:
'a confusion of impressions'

• confusedness
• disarray
• mental confusion
• muddiness

3. confusion, discombobulation

a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• discombobulation

4. confusion

an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

Example Sentences:
'the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel'

5. confusion, mix-up

a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

Example Sentences:
'he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw'

• mix-up