Confound
Confound verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Petrify and confound are semantically related In some cases you can use "Petrify" instead a verb "Confound".
Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly
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Common collocations
| people | confound people | petrify people |
| characters | confound characters | petrify characters |
| player | confound player | petrify player |
| enemy | confound enemy | petrify enemy |
| Other words: heroes. | ||
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Petrify and Confound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confound/petrify
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