Confound and Scare

Confound

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

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

Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly

Scare verb - To strike with fear.

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Confound and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confound" instead a verb "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

man	confound man	scare man
guy	confound guy	scare guy
people	confound people	scare people
characters	confound characters	scare characters
Other words: dog, player, enemy, times, guards, opponents, enemies, heroes.

It makes one of its earliest appearances in 1939's Hare-um Scare-um, where a very early version of Bugs Bunny — not yet named at that point — uses it to confound the dog who is pursuing him.

Source: Elevator Gag

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