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I feel reinvigorated and motivated to carry on! If you have the time to pay attention to my closing post of the year before it's ended, let's jump right in, my dear folks. If not, you'll have a good chunk of synomyms to occupy your mind with during the holidays.

The talk will be centred around the action of confusion.

to confuse – to make someone feel uncertain about making the right choice
The question in the exam ticket confused the student with its ambiguity.
People were confused by the announcement that they can keep the flight tickets to the cancelled flight for a different flight.
Samantha being new in London was confused by the directions to Hyde Park her colleagues gave her at the office.

to bewilder – to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
Near the beginning of the book, Kennedy is shocked and bewildered when a civil rights activist says he would not willingly defend his country in wartime. (Washington Post)
The boy felt bewildered when asked why he was late for the class.
The car mechanic bewildered the customer by telling him that his car's engine would have done another 70,000 kilometres if he had been changing the engine oil more frequently.

to discombobulate – to make someone feel uncomfortable or confused
I congratulate you on acquiring this studio, and I've met a couple of your team today. I don't want to spook or discombobulate them by mentioning them by name, but I am afraid I feel tempted to do so, Don Robbie. (John Bercow, News Daily at AFTV)

to perplex – to take aback and confuse
The fall in revenues perplexed City analysts after the decision to raise bonuses last year. (The Guardian)
Children who learned at grandpa's knee that the hyena is an evil, snarling beast that haunts the night are sometimes perplexed to see real hyenas placidly sunbathing. (The Economist)

to abash – to perplex someone with an unexpected and confusing piece of information
Tottenham fans must have been abashed to have found that their game against Rennes had been cancelled and Tottenham was out of the Europa Conference League at the group stage.
The sudden passing of Joey Jordison abashed many metal fans around the world.

to flummox – to confuse by putting an unsolvable dilemma before someone
Many music artists have been flummoxed by the need to find ways to earn money in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and public events being cancelled everywhere around the world.
When he waddled on to the pitch at Wembley last month, he immediately showed how he can still flummox younger opponents with his sleight of foot, and spry football brain. (The Independent)

to baffle – to deeply perplex someone so that they do not know how to explain something
Even then, interest is limited, not least because the rows in Northern Ireland tend to be about flags, marching and other things that baffle the rest of the country. (The Guardian)
Indeed, in the political transformation of Myanmar that continues both to baffle and amaze, the rise of parliament is one of the more surprising features. (The Economist)
Many Arsenal fans were baffled by the lack of integrity in their team's play in the 5:0 beatdown at Etihad.

to befuddle – to make someone deeply perplexed or unable to understand how to react to something
Federer has a wide repertoire of clever shots that befuddle even the best of his opponents. (Cambridge Dictionary)
The fear of being fired may also befuddle rather than focus minds. (The Economist)
Without the fog of prestige or heritage to befuddle us, we would be more prone to select cars on their merits. (The Independent)

to bemuse – to confuse slightly
He met some of the young revolutionaries that led the uprising, as well as bemused locals. (The Guardian)
The child was bemused by the question about the difference between a penguin and an ostrich.
Mary bemused her little sister by asking her whether she wanted to spend time in summer in Venice or to go to her uncle's country house.