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  • 1confusion — n. 1 a the act of confusing (the confusion of fact and fiction). b an instance of this; a misunderstanding (confusions arise from a lack of communication). 2 a the result of confusing; a confused state; disorder (thrown into confusion by his… …

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  • 2into — in|to W1S1 [ ıntə before vowels ıntu strong ıntu:] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to the inside of something)¦ 2¦(becoming involved)¦ 3¦(changing)¦ 4¦(hitting something)¦ 5¦(direction)¦ 6¦(time)¦ 7¦(finding out)¦ 8¦(dividing numbers)¦ 9 be into something …

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  • 3confusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter ▪ considerable, great ▪ mild, slight ▪ general …

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  • 4confusion — 1 Confusion, disorder, chaos, disarray, jumble, clutter, snarl, muddle are comparable when they mean the state or a condition in which things are not in their right places or arranged in their right relations to each other, or an instance of such …

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  • 5into a cocked hat — informal 1 US : into a state of confusion, ruin, etc. The discovery has knocked/thrown all our old assumptions into a cocked hat. [=has completely destroyed all our old assumptions] 2 Brit used to say that one person or thing is much better than… …

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  • 6throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse …

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  • 7throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… …

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  • 8Hungary — • History of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hungary     Hungary     † Cathol …

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  • 9Antigonus II Gonatas — (lit. knock knees ) (Greek Αντίγονος B΄ Γονατᾶς ca. 319 BC 239 BC) was a powerful ruler who firmly established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans. His political… …

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  • 10Paar Magale Paar — Paar Magalaley Paar was a popular 1963 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Muthuraman and Vijayakumari. PlotZamindar Sivalingam (Sivaji Ganesan) is married to Lakshmiammal (Sowcar Janaki) and takes his family s prestige and… …

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