Confusion and Expectation

Opposite meaning words

Confusion noun - A state of mental uncertainty.

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Expectation is an antonym for confusion in disoriented state topic.

Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

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Confusion is an antonym for expectation.

usual	usual confusion	usual expectation
common	common confusion	common expectation
complete	complete confusion	complete expectation
standard	standard confusion	standard expectation
Other adjectives: sheer, romantic, real, constant, little, internal, general.

The source of the humour comes in this case from this expectation of people's ability to discern the intended meaning of an ambiguous utterance being subverted by their apparent confusion in the heat of the moment.

Source: Duck!

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