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con·found  (kn-found, kn-)

tr.v. con·found·ed, con·found·ing, con·founds

1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at puzzle.

2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: 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.

5. To damn.

6.

a. To frustrate: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks.

b. Archaic To bring to ruination.

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[Middle English confounden, from Anglo-Norman confundre, from Latin cnfundere, to mix together, confuse : com-, com- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·founder n.

con·founding·ly adv.

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confound [kənˈfaʊnd]

vb (tr)

1. to astound or perplex; bewilder

2. to mix up; confuse

3. to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)

4. to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it!)

5. to contradict or refute (an argument, etc.)

6. to rout or defeat (an enemy)

7. Obsolete to waste

[from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pour]

confoundable  adj

confounder  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confound - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" confuse misidentify, mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" obnubilate, obscure, blur, confuse - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" mix up, jumble, confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

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confound

verb

1. bewilder, baffle, amaze, confuse, astonish, startle, mix up, astound, perplex, surprise, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind, be all Greek to (informal), dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.

2. disprove, contradict, refute, negate, destroy, ruin, overwhelm, explode, overthrow, demolish, annihilate, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, prove false, blow out of the water (slang), controvert, confute The findings confound all the government's predictions.

Translations

confound [kənˈfaʊnd] VT (= confuse) → confundir; (= amaze) → pasmar, desconcertar
confound it! (o.f.) → ¡demonio!
confound him! (o.f.) → ¡maldito sea!

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confound [kɒnˈfaʊnd] vt

(= confuse) → confondre

(= amaze) → déconcerter

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confound

vt

(= amaze) → verblüffen

(= throw into confusion) → verwirren, durcheinanderbringen

(liter: = mistake for sth else) → verwechseln

(inf) confound it! → vermaledeit (dated) → or verflixt (inf) → noch mal!; confound him! → der vermaledeite (dated) → or verflixte (inf) → Kerl!

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confound [kənˈfaʊnd] vt (confuse) → confondere; (amaze) → sconcertare; (defeat) → sconfiggere
confound it! → al diavolo!

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confound

v confound [kənˈfaund]

to puzzle and surprise greatly. verbyster, fnuik يُربِك، يُحيّر، يُذهِل обърквам ohromit, zmást forvirre verblüffen μπερδεύω, εκπλήσσω desconcertar hämmeldama گیج کردن؛ حیرت زده کردن häkellyttää confondre לְבַלבֵּל हक्का-बक्का करना pomiješati, pobrkati, zamijeniti összezavar mengelabui rugla; gera höggdofa confondere 混乱させる 당황하게 하다 pritrenkti, priblokšti apmulsināt; izjaukt keliru verbazen forvirre, gjøre målløs konfundować desconcertar a ului, a lăsa perplex сбивать с толку ohromiť zbegati preneraziti förbrylla, göra häpen ทำให้รู้สึกสับสน şaşırtmak 使困惑 уражати, бентежити گ‍ڈ م‍ڈ کرنا làm bối rối 使惊惶