flummox vs confound

flummox and confound both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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