perplex+confound
11confound — confoundable, adj. confounder, n. confoundingly, adv. /kon fownd , keuhn /; for 6 usually /kon fownd /, v.t. 1. to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him. 2. to… …
12confound — Synonyms and related words: abash, accurse, addle, adulterate, alloy, amaze, anathematize, answer, answer conclusively, appall, argue down, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, baffle, balk, ball up, bamboozle, beat, bedaze, bedazzle, befog,… …
13confound — con•found [[t]kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən [/t]] for 6usu. [[t]ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to perplex or amaze; bewilder; confuse 2) to throw into confusion or disorder 3) to throw into increased confusion or disorder 4) to treat or regard erroneously as… …
14confound — /kənˈfaʊnd / (say kuhn fownd) verb (t) 1. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated: *the convicts, if pressed too hard, would raise a sort of bestial boo hoo, in which all voices were confounded –marcus clarke, 1874. 2 …
15perplex — perplexer, n. perplexingly, adv. /peuhr pleks /, v.t. 1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me. 2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question …
16perplex — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ail, amaze, appanage, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, babble, baffle, balk, ball up, bamboozle, be Greek to, be beyond one, be incredible, be the matter, be too deep, be unbelievable, beat,… …
17confound — v. a. 1. Mingle confusedly, confuse, crowd together in disorder. 2. Confuse with each other, mistake one for another, mistake between. 3. Perplex, bewilder, embarrass, mystify, pose, nonplus, flurry. 4. Surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, stupefy …
18perplex — v. a. 1. Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult, encumber. 2. Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound, pother. 3. Plague, vex, harass, tease, molest, trouble, annoy,… …
19confound — verb 1) the figures confounded analysts Syn: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, throw, shake, discompose, bewilder, bedazzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle …
20perplex — verb the bizarre notes left at each of these crime scenes perplexed us Syn: puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disconcert, dumbfound, throw, throw/catch off balance, exercise, worry; informal flummox, be all Greek to,… …
