genuine confusion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenuineandconfusion
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genuine
adjective
uk/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears ...
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confusion
noun
uk/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/us/kənˈfjuː.ʒən/
a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or ...
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(Definition ofgenuineandconfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is certainly possible that such errors constitutedgenuineconfusionof tense.
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In the early stages there was somegenuineconfusionand misunderstanding, but the matter is now perfectly clear, and we are obtaining very good co-operation.
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I believe there has beengenuineconfusionon both sides.
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It appears that there isgenuineconfusionabout the number of individuals who are currently successful on the second appeal.
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There isgenuineconfusionover the arts funding figures.
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I think there has been agenuineconfusionbetween an estimate based on the territories allotted and an estimate based on the resources proven.
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To be charitable, there seems to have been somegenuineconfusion.
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This is a perfectlygenuineconfusionon both sides.
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There really isgenuineconfusionabout what exactly has taken place.
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Nevertheless, let them reflect that a law that leads togenuineconfusionis bad law—and our present system amounts to just that.
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It appears that there has beengenuineconfusionin the matter.
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I believe that there isgenuineconfusion.
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There isgenuineconfusionover this point.
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There isgenuineconfusionabout small flocks.
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Thegenuineconfusion, and with it a suggestion of retrospection, was drawn to my attention by a family-owned company that has a major investment in my constituency.
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There is agenuineconfusionfor someone like me in finding that something was not picked up earlier, which appears to have been added at the end.
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There are conflicting priorities andgenuineconfusion.
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Friedberger defended his reference to the composer as deliberate fooling around rather thangenuineconfusion.
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