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Confused or confusing situations

chaos

noun

a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess

farce

noun

a situation or event that is silly because it is very badly organized, unsuccessful, or unfair

disarray

noun

a situation in which people are very confused or things are not organized, especially because something unexpected has happened

muddle

noun

a confused situation or condition

mayhem

noun

a very confused situation

maelstrom

noun

a confusing, frightening situation in which there is a lot of activity and strong emotions

morass

noun

a complicated and confusing situation that is difficult to deal with

rigmarole

noun

a long complicated process that seems unnecessary or silly

Tower of Babel

noun

a place or situation that is very confusing because there is too much information and no easy way to understand it

circus

noun

a situation in which there is too much excitement and uncontrolled activity

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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picture messaging

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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