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confustication

confustication noun: the act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.

Noun

confustication (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
    • 'Malarkey and confustication,' said Mrs Brummidge, trying not to laugh.2015, Gregory Maguire, After Alice
    • “Well,” thought the wizard, “here's a man who uses words for the purposes of confustication. Here's a man who chops words and changes meanings. […]2016, Margaret Mahy, Nonstop Nonsense

Questions about confustication

What does confustication mean?
Confustication means the act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
What part of speech is confustication?
Confustication is a noun.

Words near confustication in the dictionary

  1. confussions
  2. confusticate
  3. confusticated
  4. confusticates
  5. confusticating
  6. confustication
  7. confutability
  8. confutable
  9. confutation
  10. confutational
  11. confutations

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