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verb
- 1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations: "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts" Similar
- 2. 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"
exclamation
- 1. used to express anger or annoyance: dated "oh confound it, where is the thing?"
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The meaning of CONFOUND is to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity. How to use confound in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confound.
to affect the result of a scientific experiment in a way that makes it less clear that one thing causes another: Variables such as temperature and rainfall can confound the analysis. We were able to eliminate two factors that can confound experiments involving wild birds. With any model, findings may be confounded by unobserved influences. phrase.
The verb confound means both "to mistake" and "to confuse." If you decide to treat yourself to a delicious dessert, you might find yourself confounded by the overwhelming number of choices.
Confound definition: to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse. See examples of CONFOUND used in a sentence.
CONFOUND meaning: 1. to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a…. Learn more.
7 meanings: 1. to astound or perplex; bewilder 2. to mix up; confuse 3. to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with.... Click for more definitions.
1. To 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. 5. Used in mild curses: Confound you! 6. a.
Noun. Filter. verb. confounded, confounding, confounds. To cause to become confused or perplexed. American Heritage. To mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fail to distinguish; mix up. Don't confound fiction and fact. American Heritage. To make feel confused; bewilder. Webster's New World.
Definition of confound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONFOUND definition: If something confounds someone, it makes them surprised and confused, because they cannot explain…. Learn more.
