confoundings
Acts of perplexing
Confoundings are instances of confusing or mixing things together, or factors that complicate analysis.
In research, confoundings are variables that distort the apparent relationship between what you're studying: The study's confoundings included age differences between groups.
More generally, confoundings are things that baffle or defeat expectations: Despite the confoundings of a difficult year, the project succeeded.
Mental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- mystificationDeliberate creation of confusion
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
disorientation · befuddlement · stupefaction · flummox · nonplus · discombobulation · muddle · fog
Absence of organization
- disarrayLack of order
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
complication · interference · disturbance · muddling · entanglement · snarl · tangle · mess
Intense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- aggravationState of being vexed
chagrin · dismay · consternation · disgruntlement · displeasure · pique · perturbation · discomfiture
perplexity
Mental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- mystificationDeliberate creation of confusion
confusion · disorientation · befuddlement · stupefaction · flummox · nonplus · discombobulation · muddle · fog · daze
disorder
Absence of organization
upheaval · complication · interference · disturbance · muddling · entanglement · snarl · tangle · mess · jumble
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- annoyanceState of being bothered
aggravation · chagrin · dismay · consternation · disgruntlement · displeasure · pique · perturbation · discomfiture · mortification
confoundingsclarifications
Statements removing ambiguity
elucidations · explanations · illuminations · enlightenments · revelations
confoundingssimplifications
Acts of reducing complexity
disentanglements · resolutions · streamlinings · orderings · rationalizations
confoundingsconfirmations
Acts of proving true
validations · verifications · corroborations · vindications · fulfillments
- confounding variableUnmeasured cause affecting outcomes