- verbconfound (verb) · confounds (third person present) · confounded (past tense) · confounded (past participle) · confounding (present participle)
- cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations:"the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
- prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong:"the rise in prices confounded expectations"
- defeat (a plan, aim, or hope):"we will confound these tactics by the pressure groups"
- archaicoverthrow (an enemy):"God chose to use natural disorders to confound Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt"
- (be confounded with)mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish:"'nuke' is now a cooking technique, as microwave radiation is confounded with nuclear radiation"
exclamationdated- used to express anger or annoyance:"oh confound it, where is the thing?"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations:
- mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish:
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- The word "confound" means1234:
- To throw a person into confusion or perplexity.
- To perplex, amaze, or bewilder someone.
- To confuse and very much surprise someone, making them unable to explain or deal with a situation.
- To cause to become confused or perplexed.
- To fail to distinguish or mix up.
- To make something bad worse.
- To cause someone to be ashamed or abashed.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The meaning of CONFOUND is to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confoundverb (used with object) to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.www.dictionary.com/browse/confoundconfound verb [ T ] uk / kənˈfaʊnd / us / kənˈfaʊnd / Add to word list Add to word list to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/confoundTo cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at perplex. 2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: Don't confound fiction and fact. 3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. 4. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics.www.thefreedictionary.com/confound Confound Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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