demoralize vs confound

demoralize and confound both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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