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пу́таница — meaning in English

putanitsa

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English meaning

  • bewilderment noun The state of being bewildered.
  • confusion noun A state of not understanding what is happening; a lack of clarity.
  • entanglement noun The state of being twisted together or caught up in something physical, or the tangled mass itself.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • jumble verb To mix things up in a disorganised or confused way.
  • muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
  • shambles noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
  • SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.
  • snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
  • tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.

Senses

пу́таница is used for these senses in English:

  • SNAFU A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
  • bewilderment A confusing or perplexing situation.
  • confusion A lack of clarity or order.
  • entanglement That which entangles; an involvement, a complication; an intricacy; a perplexity.
  • hash A confused mess.
  • jumble A mixture of often unrelated things.
  • muddle A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
  • shambles (countable) A great mess or clutter.

bewilderment — full definition

  1. noun The state of being bewildered.
  2. noun A confusing or perplexing situation.

confusion — full definition

  1. noun A state of not understanding what is happening; a lack of clarity.
  2. noun The mistaking of one thing for another.
  3. noun Disorientation, especially as a symptom in illness such as dementia.

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