All buffalo synonyms

verb buffalo

• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
• deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
• bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
• stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
• dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
• bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
• faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
• befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
• confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
• amaze — If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
• daze — If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
• stun — to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
• nonplus — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
• terrorize — to fill or overcome with terror.
• torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
• hector — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
• bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
• coerce — If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
• harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
• torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
• persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
• threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
• oppress — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
• browbeat — If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
• dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
• subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
• frighten — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
• unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
• appall — If something appalls you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
• daunt — If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
• strong-arm — using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective: strong-arm methods.
• bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
• fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• victimize — to make a victim of.
• cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
• swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
• dupe — duplicate.
• betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
• disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
• hoodwink — to deceive or trick.
• circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.