perplex+confound
21confound — v 1. perplex, nonplus, puzzle, mystify, bewilder, baffle, pose; amaze, astound, astonish, startle, stun, daze, dumfound, strike dumb, stupefy, petrify, paralyze, surprise, take by surprise; confuse, disconcert, dismay, unsettle, rattle, bother,… …
22perplex — v 1. mystify, confound, bewilder, nonplus, baffle, puzzle, make uncertain, put to it, Inf. bamboozle, Inf. buffalo, Inf. stump; disconcert, Inf. discombobulate, stagger; abash, embarrass, put [s.o.] at a disadvantage or loss; stun, stupefy, daze …
23confound — verb Syn: baffle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse, dumbfound, throw; informal flabbergast, flummox …
24puzzle, perplex, bewilder — Although these verbs have different origins, they mean about the same thing and can safely be interchanged. Puzzle, the most commonly used of the three terms, means to put someone at a loss, to mystify, to baffle : What you are trying to do… …
25confuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, disconcert; embroil, muddle; abash, embarrass. See disorder, humility, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, confound, nonplus, disconcert, abash …
26nonplus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, baffle; bring up short or to a standstill, stop dead [in one s tracks], squelch, throw [for a loop]. See hindrance, obscurity, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. baffle,… …
27gravel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground Date: 13th century 1. obsolete sand 2. a. loose rounded fragments of rock b. a stratum or deposit of gravel; also a surface covered… …
28disorder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of order Nouns 1. disorder, derangement; irregularity; misrule, anarchy, anarchism; untidiness, disunion; disquiet, discord; confusion, confusedness; disarray, jumble, huddle, litter, mess, mishmash …
29perturb — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To annoy] Syn. pester, worry, irritate, disturb; see bother 2 . 2. [To confuse] Syn. perplex, confound, bewilder; see confuse . See Synonym Study at disturb . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [pur TURB] to… …
30Derangement — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subversion of Order PARAG:Derangement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder &c. 59 Sgm: N 1 evection evection discomposure disturbance Sgm: N 1 disorganization… …
