verwirren

Meaning

to confuse

confuse

bewilder

perplex

bemuse

entangle

fluster

disconcert

disarrange

puzzle

unsettle

dishevel

distract

disorient

muddle

confound

tangle

disturb

stir up

derange

embarrass

tangle up

dazzle

fuddle

involve

bind

entwine

amaze

befuddle

undo

abash

addle

agitate

arouse

disarray

incite

ruffle

trouble

discombobulate

astonish

hinder

mislead

ruin

overcome

overwhelm

baffle

clutter

foul

nonplus

bamboozle

enmesh

hoodwink

lead by the nose

play false

snow

obscure

perturb

solicitude

unhinge

discomfit

discompose

disenchant

untune

upset

make darker

knock somebody’s socks off

overshadow

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ver‧wir‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fərˈvɪ.rən/

From Middle High German verwirren, alteration (perhaps after irren (“to err, be lost”)) of older verwerren, from Old High German firwerran, a strong verb related with Old High German werra (“controversy, complication”); compare English war. Analysable as ver- + wirr (“confused”) + -en, though the adjective is historically a backformation from the verb. Cognate with Dutch verwarren.