混迷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 混迷 is read as こんめい and means confusion or turmoil without a clear direction.
• Basic usage: It can describe a meeting sinking deeper into confusion or a search for a way out of market turmoil.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Deepening confusion
  • 混迷を深める means that the undecided policy leaves the meeting increasingly confused. Example: 方針が決まらず会議は混迷を深めた。
• Finding a way out
  • 混迷から抜け出す means escaping the state of turmoil affecting the market. Example: 市場の混迷から抜け出す手がかりを探した。