Related Words for confound

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confuse
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Verb, Verb
mistake
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Verb, Verb
throw
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Verb, Verb
fox
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Verb, Verb
frustrate
/x
Verb
beguile
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Verb
astonish
x/x
Verb
complicate
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Verb
amaze
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Noun, Verb
unsettle
x/x
Verb
frighten
/x
Verb
amuse
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Verb
terrify
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Verb
irritate
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Verb
mislead
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Verb
tempt
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Verb
aggravate
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Verb
annoy
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Verb
defy
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Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
embarrass
x/x
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
elude
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Verb
enlighten
x/x
Verb
overwhelm
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Verb
conspire
x/x
Verb
perturb
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Verb
provoke
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Verb
impede
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Verb
subvert
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Verb
betray
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Verb
fascinate
/xx
Verb
delude
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Verb
intimidate
x/xx
Verb
constrain
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Verb
assail
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Verb
startle
/x
Noun
excite
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Verb
disturb
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Verb
offend
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Verb
disparage
x/x
Verb
endear
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Verb
baffle
/x
Noun
impress
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Verb
dazzle
/x
Noun, Verb
deceive
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Verb
demean
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Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun
displease
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Verb
disappoint
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Verb
thwart
/
Verb
obfuscate
/xx
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
impair
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
outwit
/x
Verb
misunderstand
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Verb
exalt
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Verb
overpower
xx/x
Verb
distract
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Verb
obliterate
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Verb
alienate
/xx
Verb
distort
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Verb
misrepresent
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Verb
antagonize
x/xx
Verb
condescend
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Verb
underestimate
/x/xx
Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
discourage
x/x
Verb
rile
/
Noun
disentangle
xx/x
Verb
devastate
/xx
Verb
oppress
x/
Verb
delight
x/
Noun
oversimplify
xx/xx
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
disrupt
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Verb
contradict
xx/
Verb
entertain
xx/
Verb
captivate
/xx
Verb
marginalize
/xxx
Verb
contrive
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Verb
inflame
x/
Verb
misinterpret
xx/x
Verb
ensnare
x/
Verb
conflate
x/
Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
revile
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Verb
denigrate
/xx
Verb
inspire
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Verb
dissuade
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Verb
estrange
x/
Name
humiliate
x/xx
Verb
impute
x/
Verb
outsmart
/x
Verb
infer
x/
Verb
implicate
/xx
Verb
afflict
x/
Verb
overestimate
xx/xx
Verb
depress
x/
Verb
exaggerate
x/xx
Verb
scare
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Noun
persuade
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Verb
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
vindicate
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Verb
evade
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Verb
deride
x/
Verb
malign
x/
Adjective
obstruct
x/
Verb
impel
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Verb
deprive
x/
Verb
overshadow
/x/x
Verb
cripple
/x
Noun
repulse
x/
Noun
explicate
/xx
Verb
degrade
x/
Verb
rouse
/
Noun
seeming
/x
Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
inform
x/
Verb
mollify
/xx
Verb
puzzle
/x
Noun
muddle
/x
Noun
jus
/
Noun
mighty
/x
Adjective
impudence
x/x
Noun
entangle
x/x
Verb
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
blemish
/x
Noun, Verb
blur
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
breaks
/
Verb, Noun
caveat
/xx
Noun, Verb
clue
/
Noun, Verb
constraint
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Noun
cue
/
Noun, Verb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
equate
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Verb, Noun
error
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
gravel
/x
Noun, Verb
hindrance
/x
Noun
hitch
/
Noun, Verb
hurdle
/x
Noun, Verb
incriminate
x/xx
Verb
jam
/
Noun, Verb
loophole
/x
Noun, Verb
move
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Verb, Noun
obscure
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Adjective, Verb
pitfall
/x
Noun
skew
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Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
step
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Noun, Verb
stun
/
Noun, Verb
undone
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Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun