confuse#3 (v)
throw (v)
fox (v)
befuddle (v)
fuddle (v)
bedevil (v)
confound#2 (v)
discombobulate (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def be confusing or perplexing to
def cause to be unable to think clearly
examples These questions confuse even the experts
This question completely threw me
This question befuddled even the teacher
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym be
Derivationally related form discombobulate → discombobulation
Derivationally related form befuddle → befuddlement
Derivationally related form confuse → confusion
Hyponym demoralize; perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound; disorient, disorientate
Verb Group confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
Incoming links
Derivationally related form confusion → confuse
Derivationally related form befuddlement → befuddle
Derivationally related form discombobulation → discombobulate
Hypernym demoralize; perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound; disorient, disorientate
Verb Group confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
Hyponym be

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