What is another word for confounded ?

Feeling confused mentally

not knowing if you are coming or going

woolly^UK

wooly^US

in a state of confusion

in a muddle

all dressed up and nowhere to go

driven to distraction

amazed

vexed

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

buffaloed

thrown off

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

immobilized^US

not knowing if one is coming or going

irrational

unsound

with Alzheimer's disease

immobilised^UK

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Adjective

Deserving of condemnation or execration

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonising^UK

fetid^US

foetid^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

too horrible for words

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Adjective

unable to believe your eyes

So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

caught on the wrong foot

at a complete loss

unable to believe one's ears

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

up against a brick wall

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Adjective

enough to try the patience of a saint

Causing bother or frustration

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

unfavorable^US

ill-humored^US

ill-favored^US

rubbing the wrong way

hard to take

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Adjective

straight from the shoulder

Based on, or resulting from, a misunderstanding or faulty judgment

under wrong impression

under a misapprehension

Adjective

Having no conditions or limitations

straight-from-the-shoulder

straight to the point

speaking as one finds

not afraid to call a spade a spade

as sure as eggs is eggs

not beating around the bush

without qualification

without reserve

no beating around the bush

easily understandable

recognized^US

recognised^UK

saying what one thinks

calling spade a spade

lay it on the line

aboveboard

bare-faced

laying it on the line

focused^US

focussed^UK

not subject to change

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

calling a spade a spade

not beating about the bush

lock stock and barrel

most extreme

most distant

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Verb

To have made something more complex

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

rendered unintelligible

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put someone off their stride

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

scrambled

disarrayed

shuffled

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

put out of countenance

put someone off their stroke

setted someone back on their heels

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

demobilized^US

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

displaced

caught off balance

made someone scratch their head

demobilised^UK

caused to be at a stand

taken the wind out of someone's sails

took the wind out of someone's sails

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Verb

put a wrong interpretation on

To have mistaken something for something else

received a false impression

gotten the wrong end of the stick

got the wrong idea

gotten the wrong idea

got the wrong end of the stick

misthought

miscounted

got the wrong idea about

gotten the wrong idea about

got it wrong

gotten it wrong

got hold of the wrong end of the stick

gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick

got the wrong impression

took wrongly

got your lines crossed about

gotten the wrong impression

taken for

gotten signals crossed

gotten wrong impression

incorrectly diagnosed

got your lines crossed

gotten the wrong impression about

got a false impression of

failed to understand

took something the wrong way

made a wrong interpretation of

mixt

failed to appreciate

got the wrong impression about

mixed

taken something the wrong way

got your wires crossed

blent

took the wrong way

did not know

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“I have embarrassingly managed to confound the two actors by virtue of their last names.”

Verb

Past tense for to confound or perplex someone

stopped someone in their tracks

setted someone thinking

screwed up

knocked the stuffing out of

made someone scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

put someone off their stroke

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

hit like a ton of bricks

displeased

depressed

demoralized^US

benumbed

put out of countenance

demoralised^UK

balked^US

baulked^UK

terrorized^US

messed with one's head

terrorised^UK

caused someone to lose their composure

got at

knocked over with feather

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

took your breath away

taken your breath away

showed up

made ashamed

distracted from

taken someone's breath away

took someone's breath away

pulled the rug from under

put out

hurt somebody's feelings

hit for six

greatly upset

made someone eat humble pie

scared the pants off

made a scene

put in a spot

put the fear of God into

put someone off their stride

put in a hole

ticked off

hit a sour note

pulled the rug out from under

scared someone out of their wits

scared the bejesus out of

scared the living daylights out of

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

immobilized^US

traumatized^US

coloured^UK

colored^US

filled with consternation

mucked up

boggled someone's mind

agonized^US

immobilised^UK

filled with amazement

tantalised^UK

agonised^UK

tantalized^US

caused to lose your bearings

frightened the life out of

made one's hair stand on end

frightened to death

wound up

wrecked

threw into a blue funk

made someone eat crow

dissatisfied

sprung something on

aroused anxiety in

settled someone's hash

setted someone back on their heels

muddied the waters of

traumatised^UK

swept someone off their feet

thrown into a blue funk

took down

frightened the living daylights out of

thrown into confusion

gotten on someone's wick

gave someone grief

got on someone's wick

took the wind out of your sails

struck with awe

taken the wind out of your sails

stricken with awe

driven you out of your mind

drove you out of your mind

threw up smoke screen

took the wind out of someone's sails

torn down

took down a peg or two

taken the wind out of someone's sails

threw a veil over

tore down

thrown a veil over

taken down a peg or two

ran down

thrown up smoke screen

took the wind out

got one's comeuppance

gotten one's comeuppance

taken the wind out

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“As if that weren't enough, the disc itself will confuse and confound you.”

Verb

drove a coach and horses through

Past tense for to demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

driven a coach and horses through

knocked the bottom out of

knocked bottom out of

showed in its true light

shown in its true light

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

put up a fight against

canceled out

cancelled out

declared to be untrue

cut off without a penny

refused to acknowledge

criticized^US

taken a stand against

backpedaled^US

criticised^UK

neutralised^UK

neutralized^US

enquired^UK

picked an argument with

argued the pros and cons of

divorced oneself from

rallied against

stood up and be counted against

bandied words concerning

come to blows with

wondered about

stood in the way

had nothing more to do with

rendered null and void

defended oneself against

setted your face against

rebelled against

weaselled out of

turned the tables

rivalled^UK

rivaled^US

had an argument about

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“Then you distort that in some way, and so confound the reader's expectation.”

Verb

put a spoke in someone's wheel

Past tense for to frustrate or foil, especially the hopes or expectations of someone

baulked^UK

balked^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

prevented

put on hold

put the stopper on

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

took wind out of sails

got the better of

beaten down

gotten the better of

taken wind out of sails

gave the run around

thrown a spanner in the works of

threw a spanner in the works

threw a spanner in the works of

given the run around

thrown a monkey wrench into

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench into

vaporized^US

vaporised^UK

put out of commission

made of no use or value

pulverized^US

levelled^UK

leveled^US

pulverised^UK

thrown into confusion

taken the enjoyment out of

took the pleasure out of

took the enjoyment out of

taken the pleasure out of

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Verb

Past tense for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

abased

bastardised^UK

bastardized^US

Verb

Past tense for to increase in amount, size, degree or value

Verb

brought someone to their knees

Past tense for to be victorious over

pulverised^UK

pulverized^US

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a drubbing

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

made mincemeat of

put someone in their place

taken to the cleaners

trampled underfoot

wiped off map

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