- 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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- To confound means to throw a person into confusion or perplexity1. It can also mean to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise2. In English, confound is a verb that means to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation3.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/confoundMeaning of confound in English confound verb [ T ] uk / kənˈfaʊnd / us / kənˈfaʊnd / 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/confound
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