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paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

bamboozle collapse: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

knot collapse: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere; any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object; a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"; a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"; tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"; make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"

addle collapse: become rotten; "addled eggs"; mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

buffalo collapse: meat from an American bison; a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls); intimidate or overawe

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

dark horse collapse: a racehorse about which little is known; a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

node collapse: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part; (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane; (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system; any thickened enlargement; a connecting point at which several lines come together

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

wonder collapse: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"; the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising; have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"; place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"; be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

vex collapse: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

interpret collapse: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"; give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

dilemma collapse: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

jungle collapse: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival; an impenetrable equatorial forest

doubt collapse: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"; the state of being unsure of something; consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"; lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

find out collapse: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"

snafu collapse: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up; cause to be in a state of complete confusion

solve collapse: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

mystification collapse: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered; something designed to mystify or bewilder

wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

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