Nouns

(n)confusiondisorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably“the army retreated in confusion”
(n)confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarraya mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior“a confusion of impressions”
(n)confusion, discombobulationa feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
(n)confusionan act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended“the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel”
(n)confusion, mix-upa mistake that results from taking one thing to be another“he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw”