perplex+confound
51non|plus — «non PLUHS, NON pluhs», verb, plused, plus|ing or (especially British) plussed, plus|sing, noun. –v.t. to puzzle completely; make unable to say or do anything: »We were nonplused to see two roads leading off to the left where we had expected only …
52Confounded — Confound Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend …
53Confounding — Confound Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend …
54puzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, conundrum, poser, enigma; mystification, perplexity, complication; dilemma, bewilderment, confusion. v. t. confound, perplex, bewilder, confuse, mystify. See difficulty, unintelligibility,… …
55mystify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, obscure, confound, baffle. See concealment, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. perplex, trick, hoodwink; see deceive , lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bewilder …
56puzzle# — puzzle vb Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound are comparable when they mean to disturb and baffle mentally or throw into mental confusion. The first three words express various mental reactions to what is… …
57bewilder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, confuse, perplex; daze. See doubt, wonder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confound, upset, disconcert, puzzle; see confuse . See Synonym Study at confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
58complicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. involve, embarrass, confuse; perplex; aggravate, compound. See disorder, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. involve, convolute, confound, make difficult, make complex, make intricate, tangle,… …
59embarrass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset… …
60puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …
