19
perplex(verb, upset, trouble, disorder, bother)
17
confound(verb, upset, trouble, disorder, bother)
17
tangle(noun, verb, hold, mean, cover)
16
entangle(verb, hold, mean, cover, disorder)
16
confuse(verb, upset, disorder, bother, disturb)
14
muddle(verb, upset, trouble, disorder, bother)
13
involve(verb, upset, trouble, mean, simple)
11
snarl(verb, disorder, disturb, simple, hinder)
10
disorder(noun, verb, disturb, obscure, difficult)
10
ravel(noun, verb, disorder, disturb, simple)
9
elaborate(verb, obscure, difficult, confuse, explain)
9
obscure(verb, upset, trouble, check, disturb)
7
aggravate(verb, cause, worsen, magnify)
7
mix up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, hold)
7
refine(verb, produce, improve, explain, expand)
6
embarrass(verb, upset, trouble, simple, obscure)
6
embroil(verb, upset, hold, mean, cover)
6
encumber(verb, hinder, baffle, confound, surprise)
6
hamper(verb, check, hinder, twist, confuse)
6
impede(verb, check, obscure, difficult, hinder)
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