clarify, clear, clear up, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out

misunderstand, mislead, misinterpret, befuddle, confound, bamboozle, mystify, frighten, deceive, bewilder, distort, annoy, distract, misguide, fooled, perplex, belittle, obfuscate, frustrate, conflate, misconstrue, hoodwink, irritate, misinform, misdirect, bemuse, oversimplify, undermine, denigrate, embarrass, delude, intimidate, baffle, enlighten, dupe, bother, discombobulate, betray, overwhelm, rile, alienate, unnerve, unsettle, exaggerate, ignore, terrify, insinuate, misperceive, flummox, disorient, exasperate, sully, harass, demean, shortchange, marginalize, excite, negate, enrage, offend, startle, vex, trivialize, distinguish, demoralize, polarize, backfire, mislabel, misidentify, discredit, demonize, disturb, hypnotize, disconcert, overlook, disorientate, infuriate, disguise, dishearten, cheapen, sidestep, tarnish, complicate, disenfranchise, disparage, amuse, discourage, stupefy, imply, antagonize, sensationalize, underplay, ensnare, fluster, irk, tempt, endear, entrap, decipher, overpower, ascribe, dispirit

addle, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, bother, deflect, disorient, disorientate, distract, draw away, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, muddle, muddy, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puddle, puzzle, stupefy, stupify, trounce

addle, demoralize, disinformation, diversionary, mind game, muddle, puddle, razmataz, razzle, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, smokescreen, smoke screen

be

bedevil, befuddle, blur, confound, consternate, discombobulate, disconcert, flurry, fox, fuddle, jumble, mistake, mix up, obscure, put off, throw