perplex+confound
61confuse — I (bewilder) verb abash, addle, astonish, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuddle, confound, confundere, daze, discompose, disconcert, distract, embarrass, flurry, fluster, fog, jumble, mislead, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, permiscere,… …
62baffle — I verb balk, befog, beguile, bewilder, bluff, bother, check, circumvent, complicate, confound, confuse, cross, defeat, discomfort, disconcert, dismay, disrupt, evade, flummox, fool, frustrate, fuddle, hoax, hinder, impede, incommode,… …
63complicate — I verb aggravate, bedevil, befoul, confound, confuse, dislocate, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, exacerbate, implicate, intensify, involve, jumble, knot, make intricate, make worse, mix up, muddle, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, perturb,… …
64befuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bewilder, make drunk, inebriate, muddle; see confuse , intoxicate 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. confuse, muddle, mix up, confound, perplex, fluster, stupefy, boggle, rattle. ANT.: clear one s mind, sober III (Roget s …
65Bewilder — Be*wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly. [1913… …
66Bewildered — Bewilder Be*wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.… …
67Bewildering — Bewilder Be*wil der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be + wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.… …
68stump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stub, butt, snag, remnant, fag end; rostrum, pulpit; hobble, heavy tread. See remainder, shortness. v. confound, puzzle, nonplus; informal, electioneer. See doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. butt, piece …
69throw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pitch, toss, cast, fling, hurl, sling; propel, project, unhorse, unseat; slang, stop, disconcert, confound. See propulsion. throw away or out throw up II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hurl] Syn. fling, butt …
70con|fuse — «kuhn FYOOZ», transitive verb, fused, fus|ing. 1. to throw into disorder; mix up: »He has done more to confuse and mystify the subject than to clear it up (Thomas Wright). 2. to bewilder; perplex: »So many people talking to me at once confused me …
