Papanlumuhin (en. To confuse)

pa-pan-lu-mu-hin

Synonyms

To deliberately belittle or put someone down.

Why do you want to put him down when he hasn't done anything wrong to you?

Bakit mo siya papanlumuhin, eh wala namang ginagawang masama sa'yo?

A reminder to others that they are not as good as they think they are.

Sometimes, you need to put them down a notch to let them know they're not experts.

Minsan, kailangan mo silang papanlumuhin para malaman nilang hindi sila eksperto.