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To confound or perplex someone

To make something more complex

To cause distress or anxiety to

To cause anguish or distress to

Shocked and speechless

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To confound or perplex someone

baulk^UK

balk^US

make someone scratch their head

muddy the waters

snarl up

cause to be at a stand

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

make uneasy

stop someone in their tracks

defeat

unbalance

put someone off their stroke

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

put out of countenance

petrify

psych

appall^US

terrorise^UK

set someone back on their heels

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

put someone off their stride

put out

work up

interfere

pull the rug from under

distract from

put into a flap

pull the rug out from under

throw into a tizz

take someone's breath away

tie somebody in knots

galvanize^US

put someone off his stride

galvanise^UK

bring someone up short

lay low

cause to lose your bearings

knock the stuffing out of

hit like a ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

strike with awe

take one's breath away

fill with consternation

let down

put the wind up someone

put off his or her stride

take the wind out of someone's sails

upset apple cart

bedazzle

muss

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

cause someone to lose their composure

chafe

garble

knock the stuffing out of someone

knock one's socks off

boggle someone's mind

make your hair stand on end

fill with fear

scare someone out of their wits

put the wind up

scare the pants off

scare the bejesus out of

chill off

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

throw into a panic

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

cause to lose concentration

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“They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.”

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To make something more complex

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To cause distress or anxiety to

agonise^UK

agonize^US

breathe down someone's neck

discombobulate

confound

turn off

give someone a hard time

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

make unhappy

get at

pick on

hurt someone's feelings

appal^UK

appall^US

scandalize^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

scandalise^UK

drive round the twist

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To cause anguish or distress to

agonise^UK

agonize^US

give one the business

give someone a hard time

victimize^US

terrorize^US

tyrannize^US

terrorise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

victimise^UK

tyrannise^UK

lead someone a merry dance

put someone's nose out of joint

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

cause someone difficulty

put someone to trouble

make someone go out of his way

monopolize^US

appall^US

materialize^US

materialise^UK

appal^UK

breathe down someone's neck

labour^UK

monopolise^UK

labor^US

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

rule with an iron hand

become an obsession with

be on your mind

have a hold on

be uppermost in your thoughts

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Shocked and speechless

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

caught on the wrong foot

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

unable to believe your eyes

mum^UK

mom^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

unable to get a word out

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

made to scratch their head

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