732 lines
14 KiB
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732 lines
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"bafflement":{
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"a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"his complete bafflement as to the point of the joke was in itself funny"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assurance",
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"certainty",
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"certitude",
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"confidence",
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"conviction",
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"positiveness",
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"sureness"
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],
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"related":[
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"abashment",
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"discomfiture",
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"disconcertment",
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"embarrassment",
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"mortification",
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"agitation",
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"chagrin",
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"discomfort",
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"dismay",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"disturbance",
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"perturbation",
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"upset",
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"bother",
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"commotion",
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"dither",
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"flurry",
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"fluster",
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"fuss",
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"stew",
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"turmoil"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bamboozlement",
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"befuddlement",
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"bemusement",
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"bewilderedness",
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"bewilderment",
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"confusedness",
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"confusion",
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"discombobulation",
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"distraction",
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"fog",
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"head-scratching",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"mystification",
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"perplexity",
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"puzzlement",
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"tangle",
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"whirl"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bafflements":{
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"a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"his complete bafflement as to the point of the joke was in itself funny"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bamboozlements",
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"befuddlements",
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"bemusements",
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"bewilderments",
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"confusions",
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"discombobulations",
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"distractions",
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"fogs",
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"head-scratchings",
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"mazes",
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"muddles",
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"mystifications",
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"perplexities",
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"puzzlements",
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"tangles",
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"whirls"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abashments",
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"discomfitures",
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"disconcertments",
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"embarrassments",
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"mortifications",
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"agitations",
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"chagrins",
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"discomforts",
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"dismays",
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"disquiets",
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"distresses",
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"disturbances",
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"perturbations",
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"upsets",
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"bothers",
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"commotions",
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"dithers",
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"flurries",
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"flusters",
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"fusses",
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"stews",
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"turmoils"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assurances",
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"certainties",
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"certitudes",
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"confidences",
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"convictions"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"baffle":{
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"to prevent from achieving a goal":{
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"examples":[
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"the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balk",
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"beat",
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"checkmate",
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"discomfit",
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"foil",
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"frustrate",
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"thwart"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"block",
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"clog",
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"encumber",
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"fetter",
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"hamper",
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"handicap",
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"hinder",
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"hobble",
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"hold back",
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"impede",
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"inhibit",
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"interfere (with)",
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"manacle",
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"obstruct",
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"shackle",
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"tie up",
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"trammel",
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"arrest",
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"check",
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"halt",
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"set back",
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"short-circuit",
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"stall",
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"stop",
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"avert",
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"forestall",
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"obviate",
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"preclude",
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"prevent",
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"negate",
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"neutralize",
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"nullify",
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"counteract",
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"offset",
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"conquer",
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"defeat",
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"overcome"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abet",
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"ease",
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"facilitate",
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"smooth"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nurture",
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"promote"
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]
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"stick",
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"stump",
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"weird out",
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"abash",
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"discomfit",
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"disconcert",
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"discountenance",
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"embarrass",
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"faze",
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"fluster",
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"mortify",
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"nonplus",
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"rattle",
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"agitate",
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"bother",
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"chagrin",
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"discomfort",
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"discompose",
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"dismay",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"disturb",
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"perturb",
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"stun",
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"unhinge",
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"unsettle",
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"upset",
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"beguile",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"humbug",
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"misguide",
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"mislead",
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"snow",
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"string along",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assure",
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"reassure",
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"satisfy",
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"enlighten",
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"inform"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in muffler":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"muffler",
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"buffer",
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"bumper",
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"cocoon",
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"cushion",
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"cushioning",
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"fender",
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"pad",
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"padding",
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"safeguard",
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"shield",
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"barricade",
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"cordon"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"bafflegab":{
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"language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions":{
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"examples":[
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"I kept asking the telemarketer what the final cost of the \"special offer\" was, and all I got was more bafflegab about deferred payments, option to cancel at any point, etc."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"double-talk",
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"gibberish",
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"gobbledygook",
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"gobbledegook",
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"rigmarole",
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"rigamarole",
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"song and dance"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bureaucratese",
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"computerese",
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"educationese",
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"governmentese",
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"legalese",
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"Pentagonese",
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"psychobabble",
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"technobabble",
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"bombast",
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"fustian",
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"gas",
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"grandiloquence",
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"hot air",
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"hype",
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"oratory",
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"rhetoric",
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"wind"
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"baffled":{
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"faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do":{
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"examples":[
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"baffled viewers didn't know what to make of the strange antics of the talk show host"
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"synonyms":[
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"confounded",
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"hard put",
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"hard-pressed",
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"nonplussed",
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"nonplused",
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"perplexed"
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"near synonyms":[
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"bewildered",
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"confused",
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"disconcerted",
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"fazed",
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"embarrassed",
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"flustered",
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"put out"
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"near antonyms":[
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"undaunted",
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"unfazed",
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"composed",
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"untroubled"
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to prevent from achieving a goal":{
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"examples":[
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"the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference"
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"synonyms":[
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"balked",
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"beat",
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"checkmated",
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"discomfited",
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"foiled",
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"frustrated",
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"thwarted"
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"near synonyms":[
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"barred",
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"blocked",
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"clogged",
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"encumbered",
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"fettered",
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"hampered",
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"handicapped",
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"held back",
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"hindered",
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"hobbled",
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"impeded",
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"inhibited",
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"interfered (with)",
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"manacled",
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"obstructed",
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"shackled",
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"tied up",
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"trammeled",
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"trammelled",
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"arrested",
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"checked",
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"halted",
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"set back",
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"short-circuited",
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"stalled",
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"stopped",
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"averted",
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"forestalled",
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"obviated",
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"precluded",
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"prevented",
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"negated",
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"neutralized",
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"nullified",
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"counteracted",
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"offset",
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"conquered",
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"defeated",
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"overcame"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abetted",
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"aided",
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"assisted",
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"eased",
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"facilitated",
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"smoothed"
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"antonyms":[
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"advanced",
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"cultivated",
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"encouraged",
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"forwarded",
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"fostered",
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"furthered",
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"nurtured",
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"promoted"
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy"
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"synonyms":[
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"addled",
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"bamboozled",
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"beat",
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"befogged",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"buffaloed",
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"confounded",
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"confused",
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"discombobulated",
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"disoriented",
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"flummoxed",
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"foxed",
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"fuddled",
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"got",
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"graveled",
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"gravelled",
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"mazed",
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"muddied",
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"muddled",
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"mystified",
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"perplexed",
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"posed",
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"puzzled",
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"vexed",
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"vext"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"stuck",
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"stumped",
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"weirded out",
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"abashed",
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"discomfited",
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"disconcerted",
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"discountenanced",
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"embarrassed",
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"fazed",
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"flustered",
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"mortified",
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"nonplussed",
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"nonplused",
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"rattled",
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"agitated",
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"bothered",
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"chagrined",
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"discomforted",
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"discomposed",
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"dismayed",
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"disquieted",
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"distressed",
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"disturbed",
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"perturbed",
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"stunned",
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"unhinged",
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"unsettled",
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"upset",
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"beguiled",
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"cozened",
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"deceived",
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"deluded",
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"duped",
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"fooled",
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"gulled",
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"hoaxed",
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"hoodwinked",
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"humbugged",
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"misguided",
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"misled",
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"snowed",
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"strung along",
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"took in",
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"tricked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assured",
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"reassured",
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"satisfied",
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"enlightened",
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"informed"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"baffles":{
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"to prevent from achieving a goal":{
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"examples":[
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"the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balks",
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"beats",
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"checkmates",
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"discomfits",
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"foils",
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"frustrates",
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"thwarts"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bars",
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"blocks",
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"clogs",
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"encumbers",
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"fetters",
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"hampers",
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"handicaps",
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"hinders",
|
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"hobbles",
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"holds back",
|
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"impedes",
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"inhibits",
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"interferes (with)",
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"manacles",
|
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"obstructs",
|
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"shackles",
|
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"ties up",
|
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"trammels",
|
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"arrests",
|
||
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"checks",
|
||
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"halts",
|
||
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"sets back",
|
||
|
"short-circuits",
|
||
|
"stalls",
|
||
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"stops",
|
||
|
"averts",
|
||
|
"forestalls",
|
||
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"obviates",
|
||
|
"precludes",
|
||
|
"prevents",
|
||
|
"negates",
|
||
|
"neutralizes",
|
||
|
"nullifies",
|
||
|
"counteracts",
|
||
|
"offsets",
|
||
|
"conquers",
|
||
|
"defeats",
|
||
|
"overcomes"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"abets",
|
||
|
"aids",
|
||
|
"assists",
|
||
|
"eases",
|
||
|
"facilitates",
|
||
|
"smooths",
|
||
|
"smoothes"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
"advances",
|
||
|
"cultivates",
|
||
|
"encourages",
|
||
|
"forwards",
|
||
|
"fosters",
|
||
|
"furthers",
|
||
|
"nurtures",
|
||
|
"promotes"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
||
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
"she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
"addles",
|
||
|
"bamboozles",
|
||
|
"beats",
|
||
|
"befogs",
|
||
|
"befuddles",
|
||
|
"bemuses",
|
||
|
"bewilders",
|
||
|
"buffaloes",
|
||
|
"confounds",
|
||
|
"confuses",
|
||
|
"discombobulates",
|
||
|
"disorients",
|
||
|
"flummoxes",
|
||
|
"foxes",
|
||
|
"fuddles",
|
||
|
"gets",
|
||
|
"gravels",
|
||
|
"mazes",
|
||
|
"muddies",
|
||
|
"muddles",
|
||
|
"mystifies",
|
||
|
"perplexes",
|
||
|
"poses",
|
||
|
"puzzles",
|
||
|
"vexes"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"sticks",
|
||
|
"stumps",
|
||
|
"weirds out",
|
||
|
"abashes",
|
||
|
"discomfits",
|
||
|
"disconcerts",
|
||
|
"discountenances",
|
||
|
"embarrasses",
|
||
|
"fazes",
|
||
|
"flusters",
|
||
|
"mortifies",
|
||
|
"nonpluses",
|
||
|
"nonplusses",
|
||
|
"rattles",
|
||
|
"agitates",
|
||
|
"bothers",
|
||
|
"chagrins",
|
||
|
"discomforts",
|
||
|
"discomposes",
|
||
|
"dismays",
|
||
|
"disquiets",
|
||
|
"distresses",
|
||
|
"disturbs",
|
||
|
"perturbs",
|
||
|
"stuns",
|
||
|
"unhinges",
|
||
|
"unsettles",
|
||
|
"upsets",
|
||
|
"beguiles",
|
||
|
"cozens",
|
||
|
"deceives",
|
||
|
"deludes",
|
||
|
"dupes",
|
||
|
"fools",
|
||
|
"gulls",
|
||
|
"hoaxes",
|
||
|
"hoodwinks",
|
||
|
"humbugs",
|
||
|
"misguides",
|
||
|
"misleads",
|
||
|
"snows",
|
||
|
"strings along",
|
||
|
"takes in",
|
||
|
"tricks"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
"assures",
|
||
|
"reassures",
|
||
|
"satisfies",
|
||
|
"enlightens",
|
||
|
"informs"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"as in mufflers":{
|
||
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
"mufflers",
|
||
|
"buffers",
|
||
|
"bumpers",
|
||
|
"cocoons",
|
||
|
"cushionings",
|
||
|
"cushions",
|
||
|
"fenders",
|
||
|
"pads",
|
||
|
"paddings",
|
||
|
"safeguards",
|
||
|
"shields",
|
||
|
"barricades",
|
||
|
"cordons"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
},
|
||
|
"type":[
|
||
|
"noun",
|
||
|
"verb"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
}
|
||
|
}
|