Con*fu"sion (?), n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.]
1. The state of
being mixed or blended so as
to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder;
tumult.
The confusion of thought to
which the Aristotelians were liable.
Whewell.
Moody beggars starving for a time
Of pellmell havoc and confusion.
Shak.
2. The state of
being abashed or disconcerted;
loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Confusion dwelt in every face
And fear in every
heart.
Spectator.
3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Ruin seize thee, ruthless king,
Confusion on thy banners wait.
Gray.
4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.]
Chapmen.
Confusion of goods (Law), the intermixture of the goods of
two or more
persons, so that their respective portions
can no longer be distinguished. Blackstone.
Bouvier.
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