confuse

Synonyms:

confound

blur, obnubilate, obscure

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

jumble, mix up

assemble without order or sense

Type of:

misidentify, mistake

identify incorrectly

Synonyms:

bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

disconcert, flurry, put off

cause to feel embarrassment

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demoralize

confuse or put into disorder

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

be a mystery or bewildering to

mix up, stump

cause to be perplexed or confounded

riddle

set a difficult problem or riddle

elude, escape

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

disorient, disorientate

cause to be lost or disoriented

Type of:

be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Synonyms:

disconcert, flurry, put off

bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

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fluster

cause to be nervous or upset

ruffle

discompose

bother

make confused or perplexed or puzzled

deflect, distract

draw someone's attention away from something

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abash, embarrass

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

Synonyms:

jumble, mix up

confound

mistake one thing for another

Types:

addle, muddle, puddle

mix up or confuse

Type of:

assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

create by putting components or members together

Synonyms:

blur, obnubilate, obscure

confound

mistake one thing for another

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muddy

cause to become muddy

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alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation