confound
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~ be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
confound
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~ mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
confront
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~ oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
confront
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~ be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
confront
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~ present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
confront
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~ deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
confuse
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~ assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
confuse
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~ be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
confuse
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~ make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
confuse
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~ mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
confuse
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~ cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
confute
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~ prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"