bewilder vs confound

bewilder and confound both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

bewilder (verb)	confound (verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to	mistake one thing for another
cause to be confused emotionally	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly