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confound vs flummox

flummox vs confound

confound and flummox both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confound No No Yes No
flummox No No Yes No
As verbs, flummox is a hyponym of confound; that is, flummox is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confound:
  • confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • flummox: be a mystery or bewildering to
Other hyponyms of confound include demoralize, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, disorient, disorientate.
confound (verb) flummox (verb)
mistake one thing for another be a mystery or bewildering to
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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