Confusion and Stress

Confusion

Confusion noun - A state of mental uncertainty.

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Stress and confusion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Confusion".

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Confusion and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confusion" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

emotional	emotional confusion	emotional stress
initial	initial confusion	initial stress
considerable	considerable confusion	considerable stress
sheer	sheer confusion	sheer stress
Other adjectives: constant, severe, massive, extreme, great, intense, serious, little, major, incredible, general, less, extra, additional, significant, immense, undue, added, sudden, resulting.

Instead of correcting the misbehavior, this can actually make it worse by creating stress and confusion.

Source: Bewildering Punishment
But both are oxygen- and iron-laden substances and, factoring in the stress and confusion of the victim's turning, it works anyway.

Source: Series / The Strain TV Series
And doing the same thing unintentionally in the stress and confusion of battle is a sadly common phenomenon...

Source: Going for the Big Scoop

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