confound(verb) mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
(verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
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