different between confusion vs illness
confusion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French confusion, from Latin confusio, confusionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?fju???n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
confusion (usually uncountable, plural confusions)
- A lack of clarity or order.
- The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
- The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
- Lack of understanding due to dementia.
- (archaic) A state of shame or embarrassment.
Synonyms
- (lack of clarity or order): discombobulation
- (state of being confused): bewilderment, disarray
Antonyms
- (lack of clarity or order): clarity
- (misunderstanding): distinction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Middle French confusion, from Old French confusion, borrowed from Latin confusio, confusionem, from verb confundo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.fy.zj??/
Noun
confusion f (plural confusions)
- confusion
Derived terms
- prêter à confusion
Further reading
- “confusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French confusion.
Noun
confusion f (plural confusions)
- confusion
Descendants
- French: confusion
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin confusio, confusionem.
Noun
confusion f (oblique plural confusions, nominative singular confusion, nominative plural confusions)
- spread (act or instance of spreading)
Descendants
- English: confusion
- Middle French: confusion
- French: confusion
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illness
English
Etymology
From ill +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l.n?s/
Noun
illness (countable and uncountable, plural illnesses)
- (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
- Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
- (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
- Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
Synonyms
- (instance): sickness
- (state): sickness
- See also Thesaurus:disease
Derived terms
- mental illness
Related terms
- ill
Translations
See also
- hypochondriac
Further reading
- Wikipedia stub on illness
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- what illnesses cause hair loss
- what illnesses cause loss of taste
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