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Verb

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

Present participle for to confound or perplex someone

Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Present participle for to make a mess of

Present participle for to move clumsily or as if unable to see

Present participle for to mix up or agitate the contents of

Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Present participle for to complain or grumble, typically quietly or discretely

Present participle for to succeed despite difficult circumstances

Not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

Strange or difficult to comprehend

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Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

ravelling^UK

raveling^US

getting into a tangle

throwing into disorder

throwing into confusion

distorting

throwing into disarray

making more difficult

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

bringing into disorder

bringing into disarray

throwing into a state of disorganization

colouring^UK

coloring^US

muddying the waters of

throwing up smoke screen

clouding the issue

throwing a veil over

upsetting the applecart

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

rendering unintelligible

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“During cross-examination, lawyers muddle the order of questions, unwittingly or deliberately to confuse children.”

Verb

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Present participle for to confound or perplex someone

making someone scratch their head

bothering

staggering

astonishing

setting someone thinking

causing to be at a stand

messing with one's head

balling up

putting off

stirring up

making your head spin

balking^US

baulking^UK

putting someone off their stride

putting out of countenance

putting out of action

knocking over

paralyzing^US

taking your breath away

petrifying

hitting like a ton of bricks

paralysing^UK

stopping someone in their tracks

knocking out

boggling the mind

screwing up

knocking the stuffing out of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

racking

harrying

putting someone off their stroke

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

causing someone to lose their composure

scaring the bejesus out of

weighing heavily on

making one's hair stand on end

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

making self-conscious

hurting somebody's feelings

pulling the rug from under

abasing

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

throwing into a blue funk

making one's blood run cold

driving up the wall

springing on

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone fed up

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a curve

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

getting on one's nerves

stimulating

hacking you off

pressing

scaring the daylights out of

fermenting

nagging at

mistreating

rubbing the wrong way

knocking the wind out of

throwing into a panic

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

arousing anxiety in

humbling

harshing one's mellow

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

galvanizing^US

upsetting the applecart

galvanising^UK

trying the patience of

making discontented

getting on your nerves

sending over the edge

causing someone distress

causing pain

throwing a curveball

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

breaking the heart of

giving someone goose pimples

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

bearing down

turning off

breaking someone's heart

dashing hopes

keeping under

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

throwing into a fright

filling with consternation

messing up

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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“Pete's overuse of word salad would only serve to muddle her thoughts.”

Verb

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Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

colouring^UK

coloring^US

biasing^US

biassing^UK

putting a spin on

quoting out of context

taking out of context

giving a false impression of

putting words in someone's mouth

giving a false account of

giving a false idea of

putting the wrong slant on

creating out of thin air

moulding^UK

shaping

molding^US

counterfeiting

dreaming up

twisting someone's words

dramatizing^US

dramatising^UK

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Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

discoloring^US

graying^US

greying^UK

blocking off the light to

casting a shadow on

enveloping in shadow

casting a shadow over

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Present participle for to make a mess of

doing something badly

making a pig's ear of

making a dog's dinner of

getting things wrong

boo-booing

nodding

putting your foot in it

putting a spanner in the works

blotting your copybook

making a faux pas

snarling up

barking up the wrong tree

getting the wrong end of the stick

making a false move

making mistake

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Present participle for to move clumsily or as if unable to see

laboring^US

labouring^UK

walking with difficulty

walking haltingly

walking lamely

walking unevenly

making one's way with difficulty

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

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Present participle for to mix up or agitate the contents of

Verb

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Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Verb

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Present participle for to complain or grumble, typically quietly or discretely

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Present participle for to succeed despite difficult circumstances

Adjective

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Not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

impossible to understand

not easily understood

gray^US

grey^UK

too hard to understand

too difficult to understand

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

skilful^UK

skillful^US

impossible to separate

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Adjective

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Strange or difficult to comprehend

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