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. 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.