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confuse vs bewilder

bewilder vs confuse

confuse and bewilder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confuse No No Yes No
bewilder No No Yes No
As verbs, bewilder is a hyponym of confuse; that is, bewilder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confuse:
  • confuse: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • bewilder: be a mystery or bewildering to
Other hyponyms of confuse include demoralize, amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, disorient, disorientate.
confuse (verb) bewilder (verb)
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 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
assemble without order or sense
cause to feel embarrassment
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