The phrase "confusion of not" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe a feeling of confusion or uncertainty caused by a lack of understanding or knowledge about something. Example: The new government policy created a confusion of not knowing how it would affect the economy.
Saldin does adroitly capture Lida's exhilaration at being chosen by Gia, the school's haughty siren, coupled with the awkwardness and confusion of not only wanting desperately to be Gia's best friend but also desiring her physically.
Mills also stated that the confusion of not knowing exactly what he was looking for, the asking of questions being as important as the finding of answers, partly led to his unusual way of making films.
For me, I was very much given that, which added to the confusion of not knowing where I belonged, not knowing who I was, and what it was I was yearning for that I didn't have.
He is not a social animal, although he continues to play rugby at veterans level and often talks in rugby metaphors, to the confusion of those not versed in the intricacies of scrums and line-outs.
Because of cancer and its treatments, each of us has had to learn how to tolerate the painful confusion of uncertainty — not knowing why the cancer occurred, if or when or where it will recur, whether the treatment is working or how well.
Defying Every Foe, Even Age It is becoming evident with every rout of a so-called power that little can stop the Los Angeles Lakers: not a looming criminal trial, not infighting, not a confusion of roles and probably not an opponent.
Id. (noting that this amendment "has been viewed as expanding the range of actions that can constitute infringement of a trademark by not limiting it to confusion of purchasers and not limiting it to confusion as to the source of goods").
The diagnosis gave relief, as it brought an end to the feeling of confusion, the frustration of not understanding, and the energy-consuming search for an explanation.
Envy, Poison, and Death takes the complexity and confusion of the evidence not as a riddle to be solved, but as revealing multiple social dynamics.
Part of the confusion of whether or not a dividend will be tax free comes from the schedule envisioned in the Bush proposal.
"You may take notes for 20 years, from morning to night at the bedside of the sick… and all will be to you only a confusion of symptoms, which, not being united in one point, will necessarily present only a train of incoherent phenomena.
