confound

English Thesaurus

1. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	misidentify, mistake,
definition	:	identify incorrectly (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	blur, confuse, obnubilate, obscure,
definition	:	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	confuse, jumble, mix up,
definition	:	assemble without order or sense (verb.creation)

2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	be,
definition	:	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	demoralize,
definition	:	confuse or put into disorder (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	disorient, disorientate,
definition	:	cause to be lost or disoriented (verb.perception)

verb group	:	confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off,
definition	:	cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)

3. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confusion, mix-up,
definition	:	a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act)

4. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness,
definition	:	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement,
definition	:	confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confusion, discombobulation,
definition	:	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)

5. mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confusion, mix-up,
definition	:	a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act)

6. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness,
definition	:	a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement,
definition	:	confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confusion, discombobulation,
definition	:	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused (noun.feeling)