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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bewilder someone |
| Synonyms: | abash, addle, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, distract, embarrass, faze, fluster, fog, frustrate, fuddle, involve, lead astray, mess up*, misinform, mislead, mortify, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, render uncertain, shame, stir up, stump, throw off, throw off balance, trouble, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fluster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, perturb |
| Synonyms: | addle, agitate, bewilder, bother, confound, confuse, craze*, discombobulate, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, excite, flip*, flurry, frustrate, fuddle, get to, hassle, heat*, hurry, make nervous, make waves, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, psych, puzzle, rattle, ruffle, spook, stir up, throw off balance, unhinge, work up |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, settle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obfuscate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, cloud, complicate, conceal, confound, darken, fog, fuddle, muddle, obscure, perplex, puzzle, rattle |
| Main Entry: | ruffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, irritate |
| Synonyms: | abrade, agitate, anger, annoy, bluster, bother, browbeat, bully, chafe, confuse, cow*, disconcert, disquiet, disturb, excite, floor*, flummox, flurry, fluster, fret, fuddle, gall, get to, harass, intimidate, irk, nettle, peeve, perturb, provoke, put off, put out, rattle, rattle one's cage, shake up, stir, stump, throw into tizzy, torment, trouble, unsettle, vex, wear, worry |
| Notes: | a continuous low drumbeat is a ruffle, a continuous even drumbeat is a tattoo, a continuous loud drumbeat is a drumroll |
| Antonyms: | calm, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsettle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, upset |
| Synonyms: | agitate, confuse, dement, derange, disarrange, disarray, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, displace, disquiet, disrupt, disturb, down, flurry, fluster, fuddle, get to, jumble, needle, perturb, psych out, put off, rattle, ruffle, rummage, sicken, spook, throw, throw off, trouble, turn, unbalance, unhinge, unnerve |
| Antonyms: | balance, compose, order, settle |
| Main Entry: | addle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | baffle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, discombobulate, disconcert, fuddle, mix up, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle |
| Main Entry: | discombobulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | addle, baffle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, disconcert, disturb, fluster, frustrate, fuddle, mix up, muddle, perplex, puzzle, ruffle, throw, upset |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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