5
implicate(verb, hold, mean, cover, concern)
5
jumble(verb, upset, disorder, disturb, obscure)
5
make intricate(verb, difficult, confuse, involve)
5
snarl up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, mean)
5
twist(verb, create, obscure, difficult, confuse)
5
upset(verb, trouble, bother, obscure, provoke)
4
baffle(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, obscure)
4
burden(verb, hinder, confuse, involve, tangle)
4
clog(verb, check, obscure, difficult, hinder)
4
contrive
4
convolute(verb, adjective, difficult, confuse, involve)
4
embrangle(verb, confuse, arrangement, involve, tangle)
4
foul(verb, disorder, disturb, hinder, confuse)
4
knot(noun, verb, join, create, twist)
4
mess up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, obscure)
4
mystify(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, obscure)
4
obfuscate(verb, confuse)
4
rarify
4
screw up(verb, difficult, confuse)
4
snafu(verb, disorder, obscure, difficult, confuse)
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