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сбива́ть с толку — meaning in English

sbivat s tolku

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English meaning

  • baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  • befuddle verb To perplex, confuse (someone).
  • bewilder verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
  • confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
  • obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.

Senses

сбива́ть с толку is used for these senses in English:

  • baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
  • befuddle (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
  • confound To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
  • obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  2. verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
  3. verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
  4. verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).

befuddle — full definition

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

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