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| baffle |
to confuse; puzzle. |
| bewilder |
to confuse or puzzle. |
| confuse |
When you confuse one thing with another thing, you make a mistake about which one is which. If two things are very similar, it's easy to confuse them and think that one of the things is the other thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| floor |
When you floor someone, you surprise or confuse them very much. When you are floored by what someone tells you, you have trouble believing it and maybe you can't even speak. [1/5 definitions] |
| jumble |
to mix up; confuse. [1/4 definitions] |
| maze |
a complicated network of paths or passages between high walls or thick hedges which are often designed to confuse those who travel through them. |
| mistake |
to take for another; confuse with another. [1/3 definitions] |
| mystify |
to confuse or puzzle, often on purpose. |
| puzzle |
to confuse. [1/4 definitions] |
| rattle |
to confuse or upset. [1/6 definitions] |
| snarl2 |
to make complicated; confuse (sometimes followed by "up"). [1/4 definitions] |
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