distraction vs mental confusion

distraction and mental confusion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distraction	Yes	No	No	No
mental confusion	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

distraction (noun)	mental confusion (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