Confuse and Dismay

Confuse

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

Usage example: the similar-sounding words “censure” and “censor” often confuse people

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Dismay and confuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dismay" instead a verb "Confuse".

Nearby Words: confusion, confusing, conflation

Dismay verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage

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Confuse and dismay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confuse" instead a verb "Dismay".

Nearby Words: dismayed, dismaying, dismayingly

army	confuse army	dismay army
boss	confuse boss	dismay boss

Outscare the Enemy: The Art of War Magic describes a battle between the Chimer and the Nords; the Nord shamans send a windstorm to confuse and dismay the Chimer army, but a crafty Chimer sorceror summons an ice demon and orders it to hide out of sight behind the Chimer army.

Source: Literature / The Elder Scrolls In-Universe Books

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