- confusion
- nounADJECTIVE▪ complete, total, utter▪ considerable, great▪ mild, slight▪ general, mass, widespread▪ understandable▪
They are very hard to tell apart, so the confusion is understandable.
▪ pure▪His expression was one of pure confusion.
▪ initial▪ momentary▪ unnecessary▪ mental▪ ensuing, resultingVERB + CONFUSION▪ avoid, prevent▪a few key tips to help you avoid any confusion
▪I kept my ex-husband's last name to prevent confusion.
▪ cause, create, generate, lead to, result in, sow▪ add to▪This latest decision has only added to the general confusion.
▪ minimize▪medication labels that minimize confusion
▪ clarify, clear up, dispel, eliminate▪ plunge sb/sth into, throw sb/sth into▪The office has been thrown into total confusion by her resignation.
▪ sense▪I could sense her confusion and frustration.
CONFUSION + VERB▪ arise, reign▪Confusion reigns when two managers give conflicting instructions.
▪ surround sth▪The government needs to clear up the confusion surrounding its policy on water.
PREPOSITION▪ in (the) confusion▪She stared at them both in utter confusion.
▪In the confusion that followed, she managed to slip away unnoticed.
▪ confusion about, confusion over, confusion regarding▪There is widespread confusion about the government's health policy.
▪There has been considerable confusion regarding the facts of her death.
▪ confusion among▪The announcement caused a lot of confusion among the students.
▪ confusion as to▪confusion as to the whereabouts of the man
▪ confusion between▪confusion between letters of the alphabet
▪ confusion with▪the confusion of this book with her last one
PHRASES▪ a scene of confusion, a state of confusion▪ to avoid confusion▪To avoid confusion, label each box clearly.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
