102 entries under noun topic. ×

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confounding(verb, adjective, hard, wrong)
7
embarrassing(adjective, hard, severe, difficulty)
5
disturbing(adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
upsetting(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
3
confusion(uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
3
tangling(verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
2
abashing(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
2
addling(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
2
clutter(uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
2
discomfiting(adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
2
dumbfounding(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
2
embroiling(verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
2
obscuring(verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
1
abashment(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
agitation(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
befuddlement(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
befuddling(adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
1
bemusement(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
bewilderment(confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
blurring(adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
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