possible profanity
6
confuse(verb, upset, order, baffle, confound)
6
flub(verb, ruin, blow, mess, bungle)
6
gum up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, correct)
6
mishandle(verb, help, ruin, correct, blow)
5
bodge
5
bollocks
5
confound(verb, upset, confuse, baffle, muddle)
5
disorder(verb, order, confuse)
5
mix up(verb, expression, upset, confuse, baffle)
5
scramble(verb, order, confuse)
5
snarl(verb, order)
4
blunder(verb, help, ruin, correct, blow)
4
jumble(verb, order, confuse)
4
ruin(verb, confuse)
3
befuddle(verb, upset, confuse, baffle, confound)
3
bewilder(verb, confuse, baffle, muddle, puzzle)
3
destroy(verb, confuse)
3
entangle
3
snarl up(verb, expression, goof, scrabble, misgovern)
3
tangle
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