Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confusion \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. [Obs.] --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.