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IN GREAT CONFUSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in great confusion mean?
• IN GREAT CONFUSION (adverb)
The adverb IN GREAT CONFUSION has 1 sense:
1. in disorderly haste
Familiarity information: IN GREAT CONFUSION used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In disorderly haste
Synonyms:
head over heels; heels over head; in great confusion; topsy-turvily; topsy-turvy
Context example:
we ran head over heels toward the shelter
Context examples
Marianne turned away in great confusion.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Ultimately I found myself backing Traddles into the fireplace, and bowing in great confusion to two dry little elderly ladies, dressed in black, and each looking wonderfully like a preparation in chip or tan of the late Mr. Spenlow.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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