Synonyms and antonyms of To make someone unable to concentrate or think clearly in British Thesaurus

discombobulate (verb)

humorous to make someone very confused

confuse (verb)

to make someone feel that they do not understand something

distract (verb)

to get someone’s attention and prevent them from concentrating on something

confound (verb)

to make someone feel surprised or confused, especially by not behaving in the way they expect

preoccupy (verb)

if something preoccupies you, you think about it a lot, or it uses a lot of your time

bewilder (verb)

to make someone feel confused

divert (verb)

to do something to take people’s attention away from something that you do not want them to concentrate on or notice

disorientate (verb)

to make someone confused about where they are or what direction they are moving in

bamboozle (verb)

informal to trick someone or make them confused

boggle (verb)

if the mind boggles, or if something boggles the mind, you cannot imagine it because it is too strange, unpleasant, or confusing

cloud (verb)

to affect your thinking in a way that makes you likely to make a bad decision or forget something

cloud (verb)

to make something more complicated or confusing

disorient (verb)

American to disorientate someone

disorientate (verb)

to make someone unable to think clearly or make sensible decisions

distract (someone’s) attention from something ()

to do something in order to stop someone from paying attention to something

faze (verb)

informal to make someone feel confused, shocked, or upset

fluster (verb)

to make someone feel confused, embarrassed, or nervous

fog (verb)

to make someone confused

fox (verb)

to make you confused and be impossible for you to understand or solve

fuck up (offensive)

offensive an extremely offensive expression that means to make someone very confused, unhappy, or mentally ill

lose (verb)

to make someone confused when you are trying to explain something to them

mess with someone’s head (very informal)

very informal to seriously upset someone or make them confused

perplex (verb)

to make someone feel perplexed

put someone off their stride/stroke ()

to prevent someone from concentrating on something so that they have difficulty doing it

put someone off their stride/stroke ()

to stop someone from thinking clearly