Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 6 compound words that contain confusion. The most common are listed below. Open confusion in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- year of confusionThe year 46 BC, the last of a series of years of irregular length that led up to the implementation of the Julian calendar.
- circle of confusionAn optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.
- cone of confusionA region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
- disk of confusionSynonym of circle of confusion: An optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.
- disc of confusionSynonym of circle of confusion: An optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.
- muscle confusionA form of periodization or cross-training designed to achieve maximum results while avoiding the plateau effect, allowing muscle groups to improve continuously during phases of controlled yet unfamiliar movements.
- reverse confusionA situation where a competitor is responsible for a younger use of a mark and by exploiting his market dominance imparts his goodwill to the mistaking buyers of the senior user and erodes the latter’s goodwill and control of it.
- cones of confusionplural of cone of confusion: A region directly above a VOR navigation station where the aircraft's navigation receiver experiences signal ambiguity.
- minim confusionConfusion between similar letter sequences with minims (such as uu and nn) in old handwritten documents.
Compound words 6
- deconfusionA statistical technique, similar to independent component analysis, for separating correlated data.
- confusionismAny doctrine or philosophy that serves to confuse people.
- compfusionA feeling of confusion or bewilderment over computers.
- confusionistOne who engages in confusionism.
- confusionaryConfused, disordered, in a state of confusion; confusing, leading to a state of confusion.
- confusionistsplural of confusionist: One who engages in confusionism.