amaze vs confound

amaze and confound both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amaze	No	No	Yes	No
confound	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confound is a hypernym of amaze; that is, confound is a word with a broader meaning than amaze:

amaze: be a mystery or bewildering to
confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other hypernyms of amaze include bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

amaze (verb)	confound (verb)
affect with wonder	mistake one thing for another
be a mystery or bewildering to	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly