Alice, the one from the Looking Glass, would say that turmoil is when something is sweeping or wrinkling or growing mint or, perhaps, harvesting it. But we, unfortunately or fortunately, are on this side of the mirror. Therefore, we will have to understand it seriously: remember the meaning of this noun, consider its morphological features, decline, find out if there are any stable expressions with it and come up with examples of sentences.
Confusion: meaning
So what is confusion?
First of all, confusion is a vocabulary word, the correct spelling of which must be remembered. Particular attention should be paid to the fact that the first unstressed vowel is “I”, and the ending is “Ie”.
The meaning of the studied word can be briefly expressed in the following words:
- Extreme degree of confusion, excitement, anxiety. For the first time, Anna Olegovna was in such confusion: her lover had never been late for dates, and the woman was afraid that he was in trouble.
- Commotion, panic, confusion. A general commotion began on the ship: a huge block of iceberg made a terrible hole in the bottom.
Morphological features
Confusion is an inanimate noun of the middle gender, 2 declensions.
Nominative case. Smya-te-ni-e possessed intruders.
Genitive. Tired of problems and troubles, Kostya did not feel crumple, nor disappointment, he felt empty, he didn’t want to live.
Dative. There seemed to be no end to her crumple and sobs.
Accusative. I see crumple in the bottomless eyes of Marousi: I want to hold her tightly to her and never let her go.
Instrumental case. Smya-te-ni-e, hysteria and panic in this strange situation you will not help.
Prepositional. Fifth-grade students did not know anything about smya-te-ni-i and its synonyms.
Confusion: synonyms
Synonyms make the language richer and more diverse.
Confusion is:
- Doubt. Doubts are the basis of all great discoveries and inventions.
- Anxiety. In my heart there is neither anxiety, nor trepidation - I have stopped loving you, completely loving you.
- Excitement. Excitement before a test, exam or other important test is normal.
- Anxiety. Anxiety is by no means the best helper in a critical situation.
- Panic. Rats in a panic run from a sinking ship.
- Fright. Frightened swept Yulechka at the sight of drunken sailors and boatswain.
- Shock. Alevtina Vladislavovna could not recover from the shock.
- Disorder. From frustration, my mother hurt her head and my heart ached.
- Trembling. The elderly Igor Stanislavovich, with the thrill of a young lover, courted the girl.
- Embarrassment. Embarrassment to you.
- Confusion. There was not a trace of confusion on Vovchik’s face.
Antonyms
The main antonyms of the noun “confusion” are calm, peace, inner balance.
- Only peace is the key to success in this adventure.
- How tired of these passions and throwing, I want to have peace and quiet modest joy.
- Tolik Murochkin achieved inner balance through meditation and serious physical exertion.
Persistent expressions
There is one well-known stable expression with the noun "confusion."
Confusion of feelings is a state of extreme bewilderment when a person cannot express in words what he feels, experiences.
For instance:
- A calm, balanced person has no idea what "confusion of feelings" is.
- Confusion of feelings is a feeling of confusion.
- This is not a confusion of feelings - a complete pretense.
Verb Combination
What can confusion do?
- Master: Proud and impregnable Senorita Alicia took possession of ***.
- Give way: *** finally gave way to calm.
- Amaze: This company of adventurers has achieved its goal: people were struck by *** and fear.
- Kill: I hate this state: *** kills me.
- Arise: *** arose from nowhere.
- Increase: Every hour the universal *** increased, what the rally organizers did not know about this.
- Confuse and surprise: The confusion of the princess did not surprise Antoine, it was only a little embarrassing.
- Leave: Finally, *** left him, and he was replaced by wise calm.
- Being: "***" is one of the most difficult vocabulary words.
- To be absent: The absence of any *** among the people of this profession was commonplace.
- Bribing: Her sincere *** bribed.
Combination with adjectives
What adjectives are used with this noun?
- Silent: Silent *** seemed harder than a murmur.
- Universal: The city authorities could not cope with the universal *** inhabitants.
- Long: It's some kind of too long ***, it's time to finish and get to work.
- Fake: This fake *** has nothing to do with how she really feels.
- Incomprehensible: Inexplicable *** swept his soul.
- General: I do not want to participate in this general *** or even insanity.
- Hostile: Hostile ***, like an infection, penetrated the fragile souls of adolescents.
- Eternal: Eternal *** does not happen, everything ever ends.
- Simulated: Elizaveta Vasilievna, with her simulated ***, tired everyone.
- Sincere: Confusion and sincere *** left no doubt about the veracity of her assurances.