confuddle
Throw into disarray
Confuddle blends confuse and befuddle, meaning to perplex or muddle someone's thinking.
The word is playful and informal, emphasizing comic bewilderment rather than serious confusion: The instructions completely confuddled me.
Like its parent words, it suggests a state of mental fog where clear thought becomes difficult.
Cause utter confusion
- flummoxTo thoroughly confuse
- discombobulateConfuse utterly
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- bewilderCause utter confusion
puzzle · bamboozle · nonplus · mystify · addle · stump · dumbfound · befog
Make unclear intentionally
obscure · complicate · garble · distort · mislead · misdirect · misguide · equivocate
perplex
Cause utter confusion
- flummoxTo thoroughly confuse
- discombobulateConfuse utterly
- baffleConfuse or perplex
bewilder · puzzle · bamboozle · nonplus · mystify · addle · stump · dumbfound · befog · daze
obfuscate
Make unclear intentionally
muddy · obscure · complicate · garble · distort · mislead · misdirect · misguide · equivocate · scramble
jumble
Confused disorderly collection
scramble · snarl · clutter · hash · shambles · mishmash · hodgepodge · disorganize · mix-up · chaos