utter confusion

collocation in English

meaningsofutterandconfusion

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utter
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌt.ər/us
/ˈʌ.t̬ɚ/
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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 ofutterandconfusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofutter confusion

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Labour is still inutterconfusionabout its alternative.
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The law as it stands at present is in a state ofutterconfusion.
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This has led to the presentutterconfusion.
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There people were inutterconfusionabout how this system would work.
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Kick-offs have been delayed by 20 minutes, and there isutterconfusionon television, the radio and in newspapers about kick-off times.
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They were in a panic and inutterconfusionover their rights of citizenship and settlement.
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So today we find ourselves in a state ofutterconfusion.
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We haveutterconfusionon the lone parent benefit front.
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Meanwhile, there isutterconfusionand much misgiving over what advice to give travellers.
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Industrialists are inutterconfusionas to which employers and which establishments fall into which category.
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What is to happen in future about theutterconfusionof name between the county community councils and all the other community councils?
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Is there any area in international affairs where there is now suchutterconfusionas the seabed?
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That seems to me a complete andutterconfusionof thought.
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This createsutterconfusionin the trade union movement.
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Does she not agree that there is nowutterconfusionin the provision of television signals in this country?
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I would like to give a personal instance of theutterconfusionand utter inefficiency of the present system.
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They could not possibly have been moved into battle in large numbers without criss-crossing the lines of communication and creatingutterconfusion.
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There seems to me to be complete andutterconfusionand nonsense in that respect.
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What we want is stability in national currencies, and not what we could have—utterconfusion.
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The ordinary trader, be he exporter or importer, is in a state ofutterconfusionon this issue.
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