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bewilder someone v.
mix up; involve v.

VERB

bewilder someone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze astonish baffle befuddle bemuse complicate confound daze demoralize disconcert disorient distract embarrass fluster frustrate involve misinform mislead mortify muddle mystify obscure perplex perturb puzzle trouble unsettle upset worry

STRONG

abash addle becloud bedevil cloud clutter darken discomfit discompose discountenance faze fog fuddle nonplus rattle shame stump unhinge

WEAK

lead astray mess up render uncertain stir up throw off throw off balance

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist calm clarify clear up comfort encourage enlighten expect explain explicate facilitate help illuminate order please settle soothe support

WEAK

organize separate

VERB

mix up; involve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confound disorganize involve muddle

STRONG

blend clutter disarrange disarray discombobulate disorder embroil encumber entangle intermingle jumble litter mingle mistake rumple tangle tousle tumble

WEAK

bedlamize discreate mess up muss up snarl up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear up enlighten explain order organize

STRONG

arrange clean up divide exclude neaten separate tidy uncomplicate unmix untangle untwist

WEAK

clarify

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confuses

It confuses people, convolutes them, merges records of people with similar names, and in general has been deemed unreliable by data experts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The azure shimmer of the blue morpho confuses predators, while monarchs’ vibrant orange-and-black wings warn birds and other predators that they are poisonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“It confuses the market” that growth expectations didn’t get a lift despite AI-chip revenue jumping more than 143% from a year ago, Mulberry said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Which confuses me more, ’cause her face is still wet, her eyes beet red.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

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