Confuse and Shake

Confuse

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

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

Nearby Words: confusion, confusing, conflation

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

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Confuse and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confuse" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

guy	confuse guy	shake guy
system	confuse system	shake system
time	confuse time	shake time
bit	confuse bit	shake bit
Other words: words, monster, opponents, pursuers.

This appears to be less an attempt to convince Alex to join him and more the game trying to shake and confuse her.

Source: Film / Arcade
Trisha managed to confuse it by using her Stand to shake the chairs on the train she was riding, leading it to attack them instead.

Source: Living Motion Detector
Apparently, the idiot who translated it into Russian managed to confuse "shake" with "shape", as Arthas says "...wil become the foundation of the world".

Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Video Games

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