distraction vs confusedness

distraction and confusedness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distraction	Yes	No	No	No
confusedness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confusedness is a hypernym of distraction; that is, confusedness is a word with a broader meaning than distraction:

distraction: mental turmoil
confusedness: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

Other hypernyms of distraction include confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness.

distraction (noun)	confusedness (noun)
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
mental turmoil
an obstacle to attention