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- pronunciation:
- kan
faUnd
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k
 n
faUnd
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
confounds, confounding, confounded |
| definition 1: |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse.
The last calculus problem confounded the students.- synonyms:
- baffle, befuddle, bewilder, confuse, nonplus, perplex
- similar words:
- addle, beat, buffalo, discombobulate, disconcert, evade, fluster, frustrate, fuddle, involve, muddle, mystify, obfuscate, perturb, pose, puzzle, stick
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| definition 2: |
to refute or prove incorrect.
The sudden drop in stock prices confounded economists' predictions.- synonyms:
- confute, disprove, rebut, refute
- similar words:
- contradict
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| definition 3: |
to regard mistakenly as similar or identical.
His mind was slipping and he'd begun to confound fantasy with reality.- synonyms:
- confuse, mix, mix up
- antonyms:
- discriminate, distinguish
- similar words:
- jumble, lump together, mistake, muddle
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| definition 4: |
to damn, usu. in a mild oath.
Confound this weather! Will it ever stop snowing?- synonyms:
- curse, damn
- similar words:
- blast, execrate, imprecate
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| definition 5: |
to put to shame; abash.
The new product was a spectacular success that confounded all competitors. |
| definition 6: |
to make less effective; to frustrate.
Their petty objections confounded our efforts to come to an agreement. |
| related words: |
becloud, befuddle, bother, complicate, confuse, curse, mix, perplex, snarl, throw, vex |
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| derivation: |
confoundingly (adv.) |
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