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To cause bewilderment or astonishment in someone

To demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

To disturb the composure of

To wrongly interpret or identify something

To throw into disorder

To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

To make something more complex

To fail to understand (something) correctly

(beggar belief) To defy or be beyond that which can be believed

To administer wrongly or badly

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To exhibit contradictions, fallacies, or illogicality in a perplexing and unintelligible manner

To be victorious over

To make worse or more severe

(statistics) Plural for a confounding variable

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Verb

To cause bewilderment or astonishment in someone

discombobulates

knocks sideways

leaves open-mouthed

sets someone thinking

takes by surprise

stops someone in their tracks

catches off balance

makes someone scratch their head

boggles the mind

causes to be at a stand

knocks the stuffing out of

blows your mind

goes to your head

takes your breath away

brings up short

renders speechless

throws off balance

knocks for a loop

messes with one's head

boggles the mind of

hits like a ton of bricks

makes your head spin

knocks over with feather

causes to lose your bearings

fills with amazement

fills with wonder

knocks senseless

throws into a tizzy

throws for loop

strikes with awe

takes the wind out of your sails

makes speechless

throws for a loop

leaves speechless

makes emotional

sweeps someone off their feet

sweeps off feet

sets someone back on their heels

makes one's hair stand on end

distresses greatly

throws a curveball

gives offence to

raises someone's eyebrows

rivets the attention of

completely surprises

shakes out of your complacency

hits like ton of bricks

strikes terror into

curdlea the blood

scares the daylights out of

chills to the bone

makes teeth chatter

makes one's blood run cold

scares to death

gets someone going

fires with enthusiasm

gives someone a charge

lights a fire under

gives someone a kick

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“Theology can confound us with theories too ingenious to disprove.”

Verb

To demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something

shoots full of holes

gives the lie to

blows out of the water

makes a nonsense of

drives a coach and horses through

shoots down in flames

shows to be false

proves to be false

calls into question

knocks the bottom out of

brings to naught

shows in its true light

flies in the face of

finds unfounded

knocks props out

shoots holes in

knocks bottom out of

proves to be wrong

shows to be wrong

pokes full of holes

raises doubts about

puts under suspicion

declares untrue

disacknowledges

take issue with

counterbalances

proves impossible

cuts down to size

runs counter to

throws light on

agitates against

argues the pros and cons of

has an argument about

takes a stand against

gives thumbs down to

puts up argument

bandies words concerning

dissents against

protests against

hammers away at

declares to be untrue

picks an argument with

knocks bottom out

takes down a peg

takes wind out of sails

knocks props from under

takes exception to

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

Verb

To disturb the composure of

discountenances

throws off balance

discombobulates

puts someone off their stroke

puts out of countenance

throws into a tizz

puts into a flap

puts someone off their stride

catches off balance

sets someone back on their heels

destabilizes^US

gives a hard time

causes someone to lose their composure

makes uncomfortable

destabilises^UK

makes self-conscious

puts the wind up

makes someone scratch their head

throws into a tizzy

causes to be at a stand

pulls the rug from under

pulls the rug out from under

rattles one's cage

takes the wind out of your sails

throws cold water on

pours cold water on

catches unawares

knocks off balance

sends into a spin

gets on your wick

gives someone grief

hurts somebody's feelings

takes by surprise

catches one short

stops someone in their tracks

gives a bad time

puts on the spot

makes a monkey of

upsets the applecart

drives you out of your mind

makes it tough for

causes suffering to

causes anguish to

does a number on

arouses anxiety in

makes miserable

knocks sideways

fills with consternation

cuts to the quick

preys on your mind

causes concern to

causes discomfort to

drives up the wall

causes disquiet to

occupies thoughts

weighs heavily on

causes anxiety to

causes trouble to

gives offence to

causes suffering

pushes the buttons of

scares someone out of their wits

scares the bejesus out of

scares the living daylights out of

throws into a panic

fills with fear

scares the pants off

frightens to death

makes one's hair stand on end

scares to death

throws into a blue funk

frightens the living daylights out of

puts your back up

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“In addition to cherishing his cat, contriving to confound his parents with the latest internet conspiracy theories, and cohabitating with his phone, he's also taken to Karaoke.”

Verb

To wrongly interpret or identify something

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

Verb

To throw into disorder

turns topsy-turvy

makes a shambles of

puts out of order

turns upside down

puts in disarray

throws into chaos

throws into disorder

throws into confusion

makes a mess of

throws into disarray

gets out of order

interferes with

gets into a tangle

discombobulates

breaks the deck

changes the order

puts out of place

brings into disorder

plays havoc with

makes disorderly

destabilizes^US

brings into disarray

throws into a state of disorganization

destabilises^UK

throws into uproar

turns inside-out

causes turmoil in

causes confusion in

muddies the waters

rattles one's cage

upsets the applecart

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

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“But to make that inference the source of my knowledge of the reality is to reason backwards, to confound the order of thought with the order of things.”

Verb

To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

interferes with

puts the kibosh on

throws a spanner in the works

cramps one's style

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

gives the run around

puts on back burner

throws a monkey wrench into

wreaks havoc with

circumnavigates

defends against

steers clear of

stands in the way of

puts the stopper on

takes wind out of

puts a crimp in

gets in the way

throws a spoke in the wheel of

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Verb

To make something more complex

makes difficult

makes more difficult

makes complicated

makes difficulties

renders unintelligible

makes intricate

muddies the waters

discombobulates

makes a mess of

renders uncertain

muddies the waters of

throws up smoke screen

throws a veil over

clouds the issue

throws into disorder

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Verb

To fail to understand (something) correctly

gets the wrong idea

takes something amiss

puts a wrong interpretation on

receives a false impression

gets the wrong impression

gets the wrong idea about

gets the wrong end of the stick

misses the point

gets signals crossed

gets signals mixed

gets wrong impression

gets your lines crossed about

gets hold of the wrong end of the stick

fails to understand

takes something the wrong way

gets the wrong impression about

fails to appreciate

gets your wires crossed

gets your lines crossed

makes a wrong interpretation of

gets a false impression of

takes out of context

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Verb

(beggar belief) To defy or be beyond that which can be believed

Verb

To administer wrongly or badly

makes a mess of

makes a hash of

makes a muck of

makes a Horlicks of

makes a nonsense of

makes a pig's ear of

does something badly

misappropriates

makes a dog's dinner of

makes a mistake

uses fraudulently

puts to wrong use

makes bad use of

makes a botch of

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Verb

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

nips in the bud

puts the kibosh on

puts the stopper on

gets the better of

puts the mockers on

stands in the way of

upsets the applecart

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

takes wind out of sails

puts the lid on

throws a spanner in the works

throws monkey wrench in

halts in its tracks

throws a monkey wrench in the works

puts a brake on

cramps one's style

gives the run around

dashes one's hope

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Verb

To exhibit contradictions, fallacies, or illogicality in a perplexing and unintelligible manner

is contradictory

are contradictory

is irreconcilable

are irreconcilable

are nonsensical

Verb

To be victorious over

brings someone to their knees

gets the better of

blows out of the water

brings to knees

turns inside out

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a hiding

makes mincemeat of

puts someone in their place

runs rings around

wipes the floor with

takes to the cleaners

tramples underfoot

wipes off the map

Verb

To make worse or more severe

makes matters worse

fans the flames of

adds fuel to the flames

adds fuel to the fire

rubs salt in the wound

adds insult to injury

Noun

(statistics) Plural for a confounding variable

“This is a perfect example of a confound. It is impossible to tell if the results are due to one factor or the other.”

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