66 entries under confound topic. ×

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shock(verb, confuse, overwhelm, depress, shake)
12
stun(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
11
astound(verb, shock, confuse, agitate, overwhelm)
10
nonplus(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
10
surprise(verb, shock, confuse, agitate, overwhelm)
9
astonish(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
9
floor(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
8
stagger(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, alarm)
8
startle(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, shake)
7
amaze(verb, shock, confuse, agitate, overwhelm)
7
bowl over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shock, confuse)
7
disconcert(verb, upset, bother, disturb, distress)
7
dismay(verb, get, shock, stick, confuse)
7
dumbfound(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
6
discomfit(verb, upset, bother, disturb, defeat)
5
overwhelm(verb, shock, confuse, shake, alarm)
4
jar(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, alarm)
4
jolt(verb, shock, confuse, overwhelm, alarm)
3
bewilder(verb, upset, bother, disturb, shock)
3
discombobulate(verb, disturb, distress, agitate, frustrate)
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