confusion

Main Entry:
confusion [kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disorientation
Synonyms: abashing, abashment, addling, agitation, befuddlement, befuddling, bemusement, bewilderment, blurring, chagrin, cluttering, commotion, confounding, demoralization, disarranging, discomfiting, discomfiture, disorientation, distraction, disturbing, dither, dumbfounding, embarrassing, embarrassment, embroiling, flap, fluster, lather, mixup mystification, obscuring, perplexing, perplexity, perturbation, pother, puzzlement, stew, stirring up, tangling, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unsettling, upsetting
Antonyms: clarity, order, organization, orientation, sense
Main Entry: ado
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fuss
Synonyms: bother, confusion, excitement, flurry, hubbub, to-do, travail, trouble, turmoil
Main Entry: amazement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: state of surprise
Synonyms: admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confoundment, confusion, marvel, one for the books, perplexity, shock, something else, stopper, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment
Antonyms: calmness, composure, cool, coolness, indifference, preparation
Main Entry: anarchy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lawlessness; absence of government
Synonyms: chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, misrule, mob rule, nihilism, nongovernment, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest
Antonyms: lawfulness, order, rule
Main Entry: astonishment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: state of surprise
Synonyms: amazement, astoundment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, consternation, dumbfoundment, one for the books, shock, something else, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment
Antonyms: dullness, expectation, unexcitement
Main Entry: bedlam
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: chaotic situation
Synonyms: chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar
Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet
Main Entry: bewilderment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: puzzlement
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion, daze, discombobulation, disorientation, perplexity, surprise
Main Entry: clutter
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disarray, mess
Synonyms: ataxia, chaos, confusion, derangement, disorder, hodgepodge, huddle, jumble, litter, medley, melange, muddle, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, untidiness
Antonyms: neatness, order, tidiness
Main Entry: commotion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: clamor, uproar
Synonyms: ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo, bedlam, big scene, big stink, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, discomposure, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hell broke loose, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurgence, insurrection, lather, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl
Antonyms: calm, calmness, peace, quiet, quietude, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility
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