confusion

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Indeed, my dear Sir, I am glad, after my confusion is a little abated, that your part of the things is so delightful; for I am very little satisfied with my own purchases.

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  1. noun The act of confusing or the state of being confused: Backstage confusion made the rehearsal difficult.
  2. noun An instance of being confused: "After his awakening to Chicano identity, he briefly mastered his inner confusions and found an articulate voice” (David C. Unger).
  3. noun Psychology Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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  1. from Middle English confusion, -ioun, = Dutch confusie = German confusion = Danish konfusion, from Old French confusion, French confusion = Spanish confusion = Portuguese confusão = Italian confusione, from Latin confusio(n-), from confundere, past participle confusus, confuse, confound: see confuse and confound.
 

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