Confusión (en. Confusion)

/kon-fu-'sjon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

State of misunderstanding or mental disorder.

Confusion reigned in the room after the surprise news.

La confusión reinaba en la sala tras la noticia sorpresa.

Situation where something is uncertain or not clear.

His explanation generated more confusion than clarity.

Su explicación generó más confusión que claridad.

Confusion between two or more things that are similar.

There was confusion between the sound of the phone and the alarm.

Hubo confusión entre el sonido del teléfono y el de la alarma.

From Latin 'confusio', which means mixture or disorder.

to be in confusion

To be in a state of disorientation or not knowing what to do.

estar en confusión

to fall into confusion

To succumb to misunderstanding about a topic.

caer en confusión

to speak in confusion

To say things that are not clear or coherent.

hablar en confusión

to confuse

To alter the clarity or consequence of something.

confundir

confusing

That is not clear or can lead to misinterpretation.

confuso

mental confusion

State of confusion that affects the ability to think clearly.

confusión mental

mental slump

After studying so much, I had a mental slump and fell into confusion.

Después de tanto estudiar, me dio un bajón mental y entré en confusión.

wave

That topic causes me a wave, I don’t understand anything.

Ese tema me causa una marea, no entiendo nada.