🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

confusione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon.fu.zi.o.ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Confusion/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Dopo aver letto le istruzioni complicate, era in uno stato di confusione."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of being bewildered or unclear in one’s mind about something.

    "After reading the complicated instructions, she was left in a state of confusion."
  2. 2

    The act of mixing or combining things in a way that makes them indistinguishable.

    "The confusion of the two similar products led to several customer complaints."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'confusioun', originating from Old French 'confusion', which stems from the Latin 'confusio', a noun of action from the past participle stem of 'confundere' (to pour together, mix up, confound). Historically, it shifted from meaning a physical mixing or blending to describing a mental state of bewilderment or disorder.

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