| Main Entry: | confuse |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | disconcert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake up; confuse |
Synonyms: |
abash, agitate, baffle, balk, bewilder, bug, confound, demoralize, disarrange, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, discountenance, disturb, embarrass, faze, fluster, foul up, frustrate, get to, hinder, nonplus, perplex, perturb, psych out, put off, puzzle, rattle, ruffle, take aback, throw off balance, trouble, unbalance, undo, unsettle, upset, upset apple cart, worry |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, soothe |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | skew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distort |
Synonyms: |
alter, bend, bias, change, color, contort, curve, doctor*, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, misshape, slant, throw off balance, twist, warp |
| Main Entry: | stagger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astound, shock |
Synonyms: |
amaze, astonish, boggle, bowl over, confound, consternate, devastate, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, give a shock, nonplus, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, puzzle, shake, shatter, startle, strike dumb, stump, stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback, take breath away, throw off balance |
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, trouble |
Synonyms: |
adjy, afflict, agitate, ail, bewilder, bug*, confound, cramp, craze, debilitate, derange, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, dismay, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, egg on, fire up, flip out, flip*, floor*, flurry, fluster, get to, give a hard time, grieve, incapacitate, indispose, key up, lay up, make a scene, make waves, perturb, pick on, pother, psych, rattle, rock the boat, ruffle, sicken, spook, stir up, throw off balance, turn, turn on, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle |
Antonyms: |
delight, make happy, please |