confound

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

Verb

1. to astound or bewilder

2. to fail to distinguish between

3. confound it! damn it! [Latin confundere to mingle, pour together]

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)

verb 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

Translations

confound [kənˈfaund] vt → confundir (= amaze); pasmar

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confound [kənˈfaund] vt → confondre (= amaze); rendre perplexe

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confound [kənˈfaund] vt → verwirren;

(amaze) → verblüffen

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confound [kənˈfaund] vt → confondere (= amaze); sconcertare