Dream Dictionary

Confusion

To dream that you are confused, may reflect your true confused state of mind and the nonsensical events of your dream. Isolate the single element in your dream that is confusing to you and analyze the meaning of that particular symbol.
Alternatively, dreams of confusion signify that you are being pulled in opposite directions or do not know which viewpoint is right.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 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" [syn: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray]
  • 3: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: confusion, discombobulation]
  • 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" [syn: confusion, mix-up]