perplex+confound

  • 91muddle — I verb addle, baffle, becloud, befog, befuddle, bewilder, botch, bungle, cloud, complicate, confound, confundere, confuse, daze, derange, disarrange, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, disturb, embrangle, entangle, fluster, fog,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 92obfuscate — I verb addle, adumbrate, baffle, becloud, bedim, befuddle, begloom, bemist, bewilder, blacken, blind, blur, cloak, cloud, complicate, conceal, confound, confuse, cover, curtain, darken, daze, dim, disconcert, disturb, dull, eclipse, fluster, fog …

    Law dictionary

  • 93fuddle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. befuddle, confuse, muddle, puzzle, intoxicate, inebriate, stupefy, make drunk, confound; see also confuse . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 94mix up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Informal: throw. Idiom: make one s head reel (or… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 95confuse — v. a. 1. Mingle, intermingle, mix, blend, confound. 2. Disorder, disarrange, derange, disturb, jumble, throw into disorder or confusion. 3. Perplex, obscure, darken, render uncertain. 4. Mystify, embarrass, pose, nonplus, bewilder, flurry. 5.… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 96confuse — verb 1) don t confuse students with too much detail Syn: bewilder, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confound; informal flummox, faze, stump, fox, discombobulate, bedazzle Ant: enlighten 2) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 97confuse — 1 Confuse, muddle, addle, fuddle, befuddle mean to throw one out mentally so that one cannot think clearly or act intelligently. Confuse usually implies intense embarrassment or bewilderment {you confuse me, and how can I transact business if I… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 98confuse — [v1] bewilder someone abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 99Dash — (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; often… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100Dashed — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English