Confusion
Disorder, Chaos
noun, verbal noun
There's a riot and everything's getting all mixed up! Within that, there is of course a ton of confusion.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
はん人は、混乱にまぎれてにげてしまった。
The culprit escaped in the confusion.
その町は、山火事で大混乱となっていた。
The wildfire brought utter chaos to the town.
申し訳ないけど、そんな中途半端なやり方じゃ新入社員が混乱しちゃう気がします。
I’m afraid that your half-baked policy may cause confusion among the new employees.