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  • 101confused — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Puzzled in mind] Syn. disconcerted, perplexed, disoriented; see bewildered , doubtful 2 . 2. [Not properly distinguished] Syn. mixed up, mistaken, jumbled, snarled, deranged, out of order, embroiled, disarrayed,… …

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  • 102stupid — (adj.) 1540s, mentally slow, from M.Fr. stupide, from L. stupidus amazed, confounded, lit. struck senseless, from stupere be stunned, amazed, confounded, from PIE * (s)tupe hit, from root * (s)teu (see STEEP (Cf. steep) (adj.)). Native words for… …

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  • 103confound — [[t]kənfa͟ʊnd[/t]] confounds, confounding, confounded VERB If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. [V n] He momentarily… …

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  • 104confound — verb (T) 1 to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected: His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists. 2 formal to defeat an enemy, plan etc 3 formal if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it: Her… …

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  • 105confound — verb 1) the figures confounded analysts Syn: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, throw, shake, discompose, bewilder, bedazzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle …

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  • 106puzzle# — puzzle vb Puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound are comparable when they mean to disturb and baffle mentally or throw into mental confusion. The first three words express various mental reactions to what is… …

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  • 107εὐθορύβητον — εὐθορύβητος easily confounded masc/fem acc sg εὐθορύβητος easily confounded neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 108at sea — adjective perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment obviously bemused by his questions bewildered and confused a cloudy and confounded philosopher just a mixed up kid she felt lost on the first day of school …

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  • 109baffled — I noun people who are frustrated and perplexed (Freq. 1) the children s faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled • Hypernyms: ↑people II adjective perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment obvi …

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  • 110befuddled — adjective 1. stupefied by alcoholic drink (Freq. 1) the wino s poor befuddled mind a mind befogged with drink • Syn: ↑befogged • Similar to: ↑confused 2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; f …

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