confusion
nounHow many syllables in confusion?
There are 3 syllables in the word confusion.How to pronounce confusion:
Definition of confusion:
- confusion (noun):
- bewilderment
- an act or instance of confusing
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably.
Synonyms for confusion:
agitation
bafflement
bamboozlement
bedlam
befuddlement
bemusement
bewilderedness
bewilderment
bluster
commotion
confusedness
demoralisation
demoralization
disarray
discombobulation
discomfort
dismay
disorder
distraction
distress
disturbance
doubt
embarrassment
fog
head-scratching
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Antonyms for confusion:
brightness
clarification
clarity
description
elucidation
enlightenment
exegesis
explaining
explanation
explication
exposition
illumination
illustration
interpretation
simplification
solution
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- phinehas
- ebullience
- appendixed
- engrandize
- Tagalog
- expression
- ignoble
- bananas
- idea
- banana
- carefully
- entirely
- modicum
- horrified
- speculate
- powerful
- nobody
- replica
- crystal ball
- anodyne
- relievement
- fantasy
- sinusoid
- restricted
- gracefully
- perfection
- paradise
- Nantucket
- Maria
- soluble
- descriptive
- cassoulet
- assortment
- radio
- intention
- giraffe
- confusive
- hydrosphere
- divisor
- deprecate
- unkindly
- protection
- leprechaun
- critique
- attitude
- cannula
- rhinitis
- refraction
- jam session
- isosceles
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