throw
verb [T] (CONFUSE) /θrəʊ/
/θroʊ/ (threw, thrown)Definition
› to confuse or shock someone or cause difficulty for them: I wasn't expecting a visitor. I was really thrown. The news of the coup threw them into a state of panic.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understand
(Definition of throw verb (CONFUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw sth/sb off phrasal verb
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throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
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throw the book at sb idiom
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throw up your hands in horror/despair idiom
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throw verb (ANGER)
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
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throw verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
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throw verb (PARTY)
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throw verb (SEND THROUGH AIR)
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throw verb (SHAPE)
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throw your hat into the ring idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- blind verb (CAUSE TO IGNORE)
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox verb
- fox verb (CONFUSE)
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- puzzle verb
- search verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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Puzzle and confuse
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