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   confound

   /kənˈfaʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations: "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts" Similar amazeastonishdumbfoundstaggersurprisestartlestunstupefydazenonplusthrowshakeunnervedisconcertdiscomposedismaybewilderset someone thinkingbafflemystifybemuseperplexpuzzleconfusetake someone's breath awaytake by surprisetake abackshake upstop someone in their tracksstrike dumbleave open-mouthedleave aghastcatch off balanceinformal:buffaloflabbergastfloorknock for sixknock sidewaysknock outknock the stuffing out of someonebowl overblow someone's mindblow awayflummoxdiscombobulatefazestumpbeatfoxmake someone scratch their headbe all Greek tofogarchaic:wildergravelmazecause to be at a standdistractposerare:obfuscate
   • ▪ prove (a theory or expectation) wrong: "the rise in prices confounded expectations" Similar invalidatenegatecontradictcountergo againstdiscreditgive the lie todrive a coach and horses throughquashexplodedemolishshoot downdestroydisproveprove wrongprove falsefalsifyinformal:shoot full of holesblow sky-highrare:controvertconfutenegative
   • ▪ defeat (a plan, aim, or hope): "we will confound these tactics by the pressure groups"
   • ▪ overthrow (an enemy): archaic "God chose to use natural disorders to confound Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt"
   • 2. mix up (something) with something else: "he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express anger or annoyance: dated "oh confound it, where is the thing?"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.

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   CONFOUND definition: 1. to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a…. Learn more.

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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.

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   Confound definition: to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse. See examples of CONFOUND used in a sentence.

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   confound the critics. 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.

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   verb. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, scuttle, spoil, thwart. see more. verb. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. synonyms: rebut, refute. see more. verb. (mild expletive) consign to eternal punishment; bring to perdition. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

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   CONFOUND definition: If something confounds someone, it makes them surprised and confused, because they cannot explain…. Learn more.

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    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.