confusion

noun

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably"the army retreated in confusion"
2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior"a confusion of impressions"
3. a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
4. an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended"the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
5. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"