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confound
[kon-found, kuhn-, kon-found]
verb (used with object)
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse.
The complicated directions confounded him.
Synonyms: , , ,to throw into confusion or disorder.
The revolution confounded the people.
to throw into increased confusion or disorder.
to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake.
truth confounded with error.
to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.
to damn (used in mild imprecations).
Confound it!
to contradict or refute.
to confound their arguments.
to put to shame; abash.
Archaic.
to defeat or overthrow.
to bring to ruin or naught.
Obsolete.to spend uselessly; waste.
confound
/ əˈڲʊԻ /
verb
to astound or perplex; bewilder
to mix up; confuse
to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)
to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it! )
to contradict or refute (an argument, etc)
to rout or defeat (an enemy)
obsoleteto waste
Other 51Թ Forms
- confoundable adjective
- confounder noun
- interconfound verb (used with object)
- preconfound verb (used with object)
- unconfound verb (used with object)
- DzˈڴdzܲԻ noun
- DzˈڴdzܲԻ岹 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confound1
Example Sentences
Their reality is that the Earth is collapsing, even as every surface is suddenly covered with confounding billboards and commercials thanking whoever some Chuck is for “39 great years.”
"Being confounded and appalled by humanity, it's something quite relatable sometimes. Murderbot is definitely more of an introvert than I am, but I can definitely relate to the feeling."
If Labour take the seat, that would confound those who have come to believe that Anas Sarwar and his team will struggle to build sufficient support to be competitive in that contest.
It also has confounded traditional political divides, including by uniting conservative religious organizations and liberal environmental groups behind the Apache.
It was confounding to him that a filmmaker could take his life as the raw material for their own work.
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