Affect and Confound

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Confound and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confound" instead a verb "Affect".

Confound

Confound verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.

Affect and confound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Confound".

Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly

Common collocations

life affect life confound life
people affect people confound people
characters affect characters confound characters
player affect player confound player
Other words: enemies.
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