confustication

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noun

The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.

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Meanings

nounconfustication (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.

    'Malarkey and confustication,' said Mrs Brummidge, trying not to laugh.

    2015, Gregory Maguire, After Alice
    1 more example

    “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
Cite this entry
APA

confustication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confustication

MLA

“confustication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confustication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confustication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confustication.

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