semantic confusion

collocation in English

meaningsofsemanticandconfusion

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semantic
adjective
uk
/sɪˈmæn.tɪk/us
/səˈmæn.t̬ɪk/
connected with the meanings ...
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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 ofsemanticandconfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsemantic confusion

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Care must be taken when such words are taught, becausesemanticconfusion, as for example in the use of ground and earth, might make the distinction difficult to understand.
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Thus, while it has not been established that these tasks employ the same mechanism, it seems to me highly implausible that the only connection between them is asemanticconfusion.
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I suggest that the argument becomes asemanticconfusion.
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To have two bodies of the same name with different functions in one island would be a foolishsemanticconfusion.
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This sort of argument is merely asemanticconfusion.
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It might be purely asemanticconfusionbetween the military service and the service provided by the military mainly for civilian use.
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I apologise for anysemanticconfusionthat was caused.
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There may simply be asemanticconfusionhere.
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There is somesemanticconfusionin addressing exchanges under coercion.
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In summer 2010, the state's public higher education systems began investigating the possibility of dropping thesemanticconfusionand switching to the more accurate term, tuition.
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Although the schwa rarely leads to semantic confusions, its analysis in word-median or monosyllabic contexts shows interesting phonostylistic variations.
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