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smoke and mirrors deception and confusion. (Said of statements or more complicated rhetoric used to mislead people rather than inform. Alludes to the way a magician uses optical illusion to create believability while performing a trick. Fixed order.) Most people know that the politician was just using smoke and mirrors to make things look better than they really were. Her report was little more than smoke and mirrors. No one will believe any of it. throw someone or something into confusion to cause people or a process to become confused, aimless, or disorderly. She made her entrance early and threw eveyone onstage into confusion. The judge's surprise ruling threw the courtroom into confusion. See also: throw smoke and mirrors (American & Australian) something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is Smoke and mirrors made the company seem bigger and healthier than it really was. It was just clever marketing. smoke and mirrors something that is meant to confuse or deceive people Is this crisis just so much smoke and mirrors, or is it true that the government will run out of money? Usage notes: usually involving a large organization rather than only one person How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Neurologic function was categorized according to 3 conditions: full consciousness, confusional state or dementia, and unconscious. Neuropsychiatric lupus: Nomenclature, classification, criteria, and other confusional states, Arthritis Care and Research, 45, 2001, pp. This syndrome, he says, includes a constellation of symptoms rarely, if ever, found outside conditions of social isolation, including hyperresponsivity to external stimuli (that is, the inability to tolerate certain smells and sounds)l perceptual disturbances; difficulties with thinking, concentration, and memory; severe anxiety and agitation; and, in the most severe cases, onset of a confusional psychosis with severe agitation and paranoia. |
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