verwarren — meaning in English

English meaning

• befuddle verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
• bemuse verb To confuse or bewilder.
• boggle verb To overwhelm or bewilder the mind, especially with something surprising or hard to grasp.
• confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
• confuse verb To make someone unable to understand or think clearly.
• disarray noun A state of disorder or confusion.
• disconcert verb To upset the composure of; to startle.
• entangle verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
• flummox verb To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
• puzzle verb To confuse or mystify someone.
• tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.
• unhinge verb To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.
• upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.

Senses

verwarren is used for these senses in English:

• befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
• bemuse (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
• boggle (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
• confound To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
• confuse (transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
• confuse (transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
• confuse (transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
• disarray (transitive) To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

befuddle — full definition

1. verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
2. verb To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

bemuse — full definition

1. verb To confuse or bewilder.
2. verb To be amused, especially sardonically.
3. verb To devote to the Muses.
4. verb To make drunk; to intoxicate.

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