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"2": "baffoüer",
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"t": "(verb) to deride, mock"
},
"expansion": "Italian beffare (“(verb) to deride, mock”)",
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"t": "(noun) banter; mockery"
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"etymology_text": "The origin of the verb is uncertain; it is possibly:\n* from French bafouer, baffoüer (“to abuse, revile; to confuse, baffle; to deceive; to flout; to scorn”), imitative of someone making a disdainful sound by expelling air quickly through pouted lips (compare Occitan baf (“interjection expressing disdain”)); or\n* from French befer, beffer, beffler (“(obsolete) to deceive; to mock, ridicule”) (compare Old French befe, beffe, buffe (“deception; mockery”); beferie (“deceit; quibbling”)), possibly from bafouer: see above.\nThe noun is derived from the verb.\ncognates\n* Italian beffare (“(verb) to deride, mock”), beffa (“(noun) banter; mockery”)\n* Occitan bafar (“(verb) to deride, mock”), bafa (“(noun) banter; mockery”)\n* Old Spanish bafa (modern Spanish befa (“(noun) banter; mockery”))\n* Spanish befar (“(verb) to deride, mock”)",
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"word": "clarify"
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{
"word": "enlighten"
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{
"word": "unbaffle"
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{
"text": "I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They were baffled as to how the confusion could have arisen"
}
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"To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle."
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[
"completely",
"completely"
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[
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"bewilder"
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[
"confound",
"confound#Verb"
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"(transitive)",
"To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle."
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"translations": [
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "обърквам"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razstrojvam",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "разстройвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "míhuò",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "迷惑"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "使困惑"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verbluffen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "hämätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "hämmentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"english": "to be baffled",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla ihmeissään"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla sekaisin"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla ymmällään"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "déconcerter"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "dérouter"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "aus der Fassung bringen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "ratlos machen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "überraschen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verblüffen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verdutzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verwirren"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "berdévo",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "μπερδεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sastízo",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "σαστίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "surprizegar"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "sconcertare"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"alt": "まごつかせる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "magotsukaseru",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "間誤付かせる"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zbuni",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "збуни"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "whakapōhēhē"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "whakapōkaikaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "whakapōkīkī"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "whakahanepī"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "whakatekateka"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "forvirre"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "skvalpeskott"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "confondre"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "desconcertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gij kardan",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "گیج کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "wprawiać w zakłopotanie"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "desconcertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ozadáčivatʹ",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "озада́чивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ozadáčitʹ",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "озада́чить"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sbivátʹ s tólku",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сбива́ть с то́лку"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sbitʹ s tólku",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сбить с то́лку"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "zblbnúť"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "zmagoriť"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "confundir"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "desconcertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "förbrylla"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "förvirra"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "gäcka"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spantelyčuvaty",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "спантеличувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 8 8 3 2 12 5 1",
"alt": "з пуття",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbyvaty",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "збивати"
}
]
},
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"To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil."
],
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[
"defeat",
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[
"frustrate",
"frustrate#Verb"
],
[
"thwart",
"thwart#Verb"
],
[
"efforts",
"effort#Noun"
],
[
"plans",
"plan#Noun"
],
[
"foil",
"foil#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic) To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil."
],
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"word": "defeat"
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"All topics",
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"To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.",
"Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing."
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],
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[
"nautical",
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"weather",
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],
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"wind",
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],
[
"hinder",
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],
[
"prevent",
"prevent"
],
[
"ship",
"ship#Noun"
],
[
"crew",
"crew#Noun"
],
[
"advancing",
"advance#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic) To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.",
"(specifically, nautical) Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing."
],
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"ref": "1658, John Gauden, “[Impenitence Riseth from Unbelief]”, in Funerals Made Cordials: In a Sermon Prepared and (in Part) Preached at the Solemn Interment of the Corps of the Right Honorable Robert Rich, Heir Apparent to the Earldom of Warwick. […], London: […] T. C. for Andrew Crook, […], →OCLC, page 47",
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[
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[
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[
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[
"waves",
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[
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[
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[
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"type": "example"
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"ref": "1658, John Gauden, “[Impenitence Riseth from Unbelief]”, in Funerals Made Cordials: In a Sermon Prepared and (in Part) Preached at the Solemn Interment of the Corps of the Right Honorable Robert Rich, Heir Apparent to the Earldom of Warwick. […], London: […] T. C. for Andrew Crook, […], →OCLC, page 47",
"text": "But if any one of thoſe ſharp arrovvs of divine truth vvhich are ſhot from heaven, vvhich thou haſt heard of, ſeen, and received into thy breſt, vvhich thou canſt vvith no colour of reaſon deny, or repel, and vvhich vvith much adoe thou baffleſt and ſhuffleſt off to a kind of cavilling unbelief; I ſay, if but one of them had vvell fixed it ſelfe upon thy heart and conſcience, it vvould move thee to the ſpeedy thoughts and eſſays of repentance; […]",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "обърквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razstrojvam",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "разстройвам"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "míhuò",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "迷惑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "使困惑"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verbluffen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "hämätä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "hämmentää"
},
{
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"english": "to be baffled",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla ihmeissään"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla sekaisin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "olla ymmällään"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "déconcerter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "dérouter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "aus der Fassung bringen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "ratlos machen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "überraschen"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "verblüffen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "verdutzen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "verwirren"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "μπερδεύω"
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"code": "el",
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"word": "σαστίζω"
},
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "surprizegar"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "sconcertare"
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"alt": "まごつかせる",
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"word": "間誤付かせる"
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "forvirre"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "skvalpeskott"
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"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "confondre"
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"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
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"code": "fa",
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"word": "گیج کردن"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "wprawiać w zakłopotanie"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
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"code": "ru",
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
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"word": "сбива́ть с то́лку"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"perfective"
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"code": "sk",
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"informal"
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"code": "sk",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "confundir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "desconcertar"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "förbrylla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "förvirra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "gäcka"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spantelyčuvaty",
"sense": "to confuse or perplex (someone) completely — see also bewilder, confuse, perplex",
"word": "спантеличувати"
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"alt": "з пуття",
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"word": "збивати"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to expend effort or struggle in vain",
"word": "kamppailla turhaan"
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