Definition of confounds Confounds

/kʌnfawˈndz/ - [kunfawndz] -

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What does confounds mean?

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Verb confounds, confounding, confounded
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"
		confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		demoralize confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
		nonplus, dumbfound, flummox, amaze, puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, gravel, baffle, stupefy, vex, pose, stick, beat, get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
		disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner
		disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented
confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
		confuse
		obnubilate, confuse, obscure, blur mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
		misidentify, mistake identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"

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confound (Noun)
A confounding variable.
confound (Verb)
To confuse; to mix up ; to puzzle.
confound (Verb)
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
confound (Verb)
To make something worse.
confound (Verb)
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
confound (Verb)
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
confound (Verb)
To damn a mild oath.
confound (Verb)
To bring to ruination.
confound (Verb)
To stun, amaze.

confound (v. t.)
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
confound (v. t.)
To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
confound (v. t.)
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
confound (v. t.)
To destroy; to ruin; to waste.

confound
kon-fownd′, v.t. to overthrow, defeat: to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable: to throw into disorder: to perplex: to astonish.—p.adj. Confound′ed, confused: astonished: (coll.) consummate, egregious (a term of disapprobation).—advs. Confound′edly (coll.), hatefully, shamefully: cursedly; Confound′ingly, astonishingly.—Confound you, an execration or curse. [O. Fr. confondre—L. confundĕre, -fusum—con, together, fundĕre, to pour.]