(n.) The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.
(n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
(n.) Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
(n.) One who confuses; a confounder.
Example Sentences:
(1) Until the 1960's there was great confusion, both within and between countries, on the meaning of diagnostic terms such as emphysema, asthma, and chronic brochitis.
(2) Even today, our experience of the zoo is so often interrupted by disappointment and confusion.
(3) Cloacal exstrophy, centered on the maldevelopment of the primitive streak mesoderm and cloacal membrane, results in bladder and intestinal exstrophy, omphalocele, gender confusion, and hindgut deformity.
(4) He has also been a vocal opponent of gay marriage, appearing on the Today programme in the run-up to the same-sex marriage bill to warn that it would "cause confusion" – and asking in a Spectator column, after it was passed, "if the law will eventually be changed to allow one to marry one's dog".
(5) A group called Campaign for Houston , which led the opposition, described the ordinance as “an attack on the traditional family” designed for “gender-confused men who … can call themselves ‘women’ on a whim”.
(6) The intracellular localization of tachyzoites facilitated diagnosis by obviating potential confusion of extracellular tachyzoites with cellular debris or platelets.
(7) But mention the words "eurozone crisis" to other Finns, and you could be rewarded with little more than a confused, albeit friendly, smile.
(8) "I am in a bad situation, psychologically so bad and confused," one father said, surrounded by his three other young sons.
(9) The differentiation between the various modes of involvement is essential as some of them may be confused with recurrence and the clinician might resort to unnecessary drastic measures like enucleation.
(10) Many characteristics of the Chinese history and society are responsible for this controversy and confusion.
(11) Two normal variants that could be confused with abnormalities were noted: (a) the featureless appearance of the duodenal bulb may be mistaken for extravasation, and (b) contrastmaterial filling of the proximal jejunal loop at an end-to-end anastomosis with retained invaginated pancreas may be mistaken for intussusception.
(12) Bilateral temporal epilepsies involving the limbic system on the one hand, bilateral frontal epilepsies on the other one, and P.M. status which may be paralleled, make these patients more susceptible to acute mental confusions, to acute thymic disorders, to delirious attacks.
(13) At present the use of the four terms to describe the common types of diabetes leads to confusion, which could readily be resolved by arriving at agreed definitions for each of these terms.
(14) The interplay of policies and principles to which Miss Nightingale subscribed, the human frailty of one of her women, Miss Nightingale's illness, and the confusion and stress which characterized the Crimean War are discussed.
(15) The features of benzodiazepine withdrawal in the elderly may differ from those seen in young patients; withdrawal symptoms include confusion and disorientation which often does not precipitate milder reactions such as anxiety, insomnia and perceptual changes.
(16) The government's civil partnership bill to sanction same-sex unions was thrown into confusion last night after a cross-party coalition of peers and bishops voted to extend the bill's benefits to a wide range of people who live together in a caring family relationship.
(17) In the ECMO patient, cardiac stun syndrome and electromechanical dissociation can be confused with low circuit volume, pneumothorax, or cardiac tamponade.
(18) Simple reperfusion of the infarcted myocardium, however, does not necessarily guarantee myocardial salvage, and preliminary studies have been somewhat confusing as to its beneficial effects.
(19) Scaf criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for its premature announcement of the results and stated it was "one of the main causes of division and confusion prevailing the political arena".
(20) I think it would have been appropriate and right and respectful of people’s feelings to have done so.” There was also confusion over Labour policy sparked by conflicting comments made by Corbyn and his new shadow work and pensions secretary, Owen Smith.
Stour
Definition:
(n.) A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
(a.) Tall; strong; stern.
Example Sentences:
(1) Onlookers reported seeing the plane flying low before smashing into a field and coming to a standstill with its nose in the River Stour near the village of Throop.
(2) The Met Office warned that river levels were expected to continue rising along the Thames, the Severn and the Dorset Stour in the coming week.
(3) Set off from the old town hall and follow the path downstream along the Stour.
(4) Karl Sabbagh Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire • Might I suggest Ian Birrell samples the delights of Northern Rail's rolling stock on its non-electrified lines before claiming "we hurtle along in slick modern trains".
(5) 11.17am GMT The Guardian's Steven Morris is tracking the flooded river Stour in Dorset - the location of the only severe flood warning currently in operation.
(6) Updated at 12.26pm GMT 10.52am GMT Reports from Kent Online show that high waters breached the River Stour in Sandwich, where the Environment Agency issued one of its most severe warnings .
(7) The MCS warning that downpours are harming beaches comes as 13 flood warnings remain in place , mainly on the Severn and Stour rivers.
(8) The Stour Valley school plans a traditional core of subjects, based on the "gold standard of GCSEs" but tied in with this will be an awareness of which courses will prove useful at work.
(9) The cathedral city is prone to flooding from the river Stour and an amber flood alert is currently active.
(10) There's an increased risk of flooding from groundwater in Cranborne in East Dorset and Salisbury in Wiltshire plus river flooding along the River Stour and the Hampshire Avon.
(11) The warnings were for Preston beach, Lower Stour and Chiswell, where the Environment Agency sounded its flood siren warning of extreme danger to people and property on Monday night after the sea breached Chesil beach and spray crashed over flood defences.
(12) Grid reference: 52.8415, -1.4975 Photograph: www.wildswimming.com River Stour, Fordwich, Kent Fordwich is thought by some to be England's smallest town.
(13) Follow footpaths to Flatford and Dedham, from where you take the path to the left along the river Stour to arrive opposite Dedham Mill.
(14) Tributes have been paid to Egging, who is said to have guided the plane away from houses and people before it crashed into a field and came to a standstill with its nose in the river Stour near the village of Throop.
(15) We can just hope it all flows into the basement.” While the Bell, and the rest of Sandwich, sits some distance from the coast itself, it directly adjoins the River Stour, forecast to be swept by a wind-exacerbated tidal surge, feared to be the worse in 30 years, shortly after midnight, with another to follow 12 hours later.
(16) While the Bell, along with the rest of Sandwich, sits some distance from the coast itself, it directly adjoins the River Stour, forecast to be swept by a wind-exacerbated tidal surge – feared to be the worst in 30 years – overnight, with another surge to follow 12 hours later.
(17) After a swim, retrace your steps to the road and cross over to take the path opposite, which follows the Stour downstream towards Flatford Mill.
(18) Here's a summary of the latest developments and warnings: • Three severe flood warnings remain in place for Chiswell, nearby Preston Beach and the Lower Stour in Dorset.
(19) Updated at 2.53pm GMT 1.16pm GMT Summary Here's a summary of the latest developments: • Three severe flood warnings remain in place for Chiswell, nearby Preston Beach and the Lower Stour in Dorset after huge waves prompted the Environment Agency to sound its flood siren in Dorset.
(20) Karl Sabbagh Newbold on Stour, Warkwickshire • I fear the government’s imbalanced response to Charlie Hebdo will deepen the dangerous divisions in our society.