Con-fū'sion, n.

(-fū'zhun), n. [Lat. confusio, Fr. confusion, Pr. confusion, confusio, Sp. confusion, It. confusione.] 1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. Moody beggars starving for a time Of pell-mell havoc and confusion. Shak. We have an example of the confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable, in their doctrine concerning falling bodies. Whewell. 2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss of self-possession; perturbation; shame. Dagon must stoop, and shall ere long receive Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him Of all those boasted trophies won on me, And with confusion blank his worshipers. Milton. 3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin. Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy banners wait. Gray. 4. One who confuses; an author of confusion; a confounder. [Obs.] Chapman. 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.