Word Meanings - OBFUSCATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
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- PUZZLEMENT
The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford. - CONFOUNDED
1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott. - PUZZLE
1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle. - PUZZLEDOM
The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. C. Kingsley. - INSTRUCTRESS
A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. Johnson. - ILLUMINER
One who, or that which, illuminates. - CONFOUNDEDLY
Extremely; odiously; detestably. "Confoundedly sick." Goldsmith. - CONFUSEDNESS
A state of confusion. Norris. - MYSTIFY
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. 2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of - MISLEAD
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. Bacon. To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler. Milton. Syn. -- To delude; deceive. - ILLUMINE
To illuminate; to light up; to adorn. - INSTRUCTION
1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information. 2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted; as: Precept; information; teachings. Direction; order; command. - MISLEADER
One who leads into error. - HOODWINK
1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak. 2. To cover; to hide. Shak. 3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." Sir P. Sidney. - CONFOUNDER
One who confounds. - CONFUSE
Mixed; confounded. Baret. - CONFUSEDLY
In a confused manner. - INSTRUCTER
See INSTRUCTOR - BAMBOOZLER
A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. Arbuthnot. - CONFUSELY
Confusedly; obscurely. - PREINSTRUCT
To instruct previously or beforehand. Dr. H. More. - REILLUMINE
To illumine again or anew; to reillume. - MISINSTRUCT
To instruct amiss. - UNCONFOUNDED
Not confounded. Bp. Warburton. - INCONFUSED
Not confused; distinct.