confound vs demoralize

confound and demoralize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, demoralize is a hyponym of confound; that is, demoralize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confound:

confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
demoralize: confuse or put into disorder

confound (verb)	demoralize (verb)
mistake one thing for another	confuse or put into disorder
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality