competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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confuse
verb
- To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.
Informal: throw.
Idiom:
make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See
clear, feelings
- To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed: abash, chagrin, confound, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify.
Idioms:
put on the spot, throw for a loop. See
pain
- To take (one thing) mistakenly for another: confound, mistake, mix up. See
correct
- To put into total disorder: ball up, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl
2.
Slang: snafu.
Idiom:
play havoc with. See
order
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