confounded

[ kon-foun-did, kuh n- ]

/ kɒnˈfaʊn dɪd, kən- /

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adjective

bewildered; confused; perplexed.

damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie.

Origin of confounded

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at confound, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM confounded

con·found·ed·ly, adverb con·found·ed·ness, noun un·con·found·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby confounded

conformation, conformational analysis, conformist, conformity, confound, confounded, confraternity, confrere, confront, confrontation, confrontational

Definition for confounded (2 of 2)

confound

[ kon-found, kuhn-; for 6 usually kon-found ]

/ kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usually ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd /

verb (used with object)

to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.

to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people.

to throw into increased confusion or disorder.

to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error.

to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.

to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it!

to contradict or refute: to confound their arguments.

to put to shame; abash.

Archaic.

to defeat or overthrow.
to bring to ruin or naught.

Obsolete. to spend uselessly; waste.

Origin of confound

1250–1300; Middle English conf(o)unden < Anglo-French confoundre < Latin confundere to mix, equivalent to con- con- + fundere to pour

SYNONYMS FOR confound

1 dumbfound, daze, nonplus, astound.

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OTHER WORDS FROM confound

con·found·a·ble, adjective con·found·er, noun con·found·ing·ly, adverb in·ter·con·found, verb (used with object)

pre·con·found, verb (used with object) un·con·found, verb (used with object) un·con·found·ing, adjective un·con·found·ing·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for confounded

But it is one that Levin has parlayed into being the voice of a movement that has confounded those outside of it.

Radio’s Mark Levin Might Be the Most Powerful Conservative You Never Heard Of |David Freedlander |October 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Myths were confounded, lies proved unavailing, and there were big losers beyond Mitt Romney.

Election 2012: Myths, Lies, and Losers |Robert Shrum |November 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In July, Libyans confounded naysayers, pulling off the first elections in almost half a century.

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But those kinds of choices may have confounded my minders a bit!

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Sadly, those looking for a clear predictor will be confounded, but they can find some clues about the future.

The Race to Replace Weiner |David A. Graham |September 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Mackenzie sent him into a confounded trap to save his own dirty skin.

Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor |William Somerset Maugham
For the imaginer of the third stage, the two forms of existence are not confounded.

Essay on the Creative Imagination |Th. Ribot
Aghast and confounded, Ribault declared his purpose to return and consult with his people.

The Lily and the Totem |William Gilmore Simms
Those who have submitted their lives to the New Testament have never been confounded.

The Literature and History of New Testament Times |J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
After reaching the mainland we would be all right, but there was that confounded three mile bridge to cross.

Danger Signals |John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady

British Dictionary definitions for confounded (1 of 2)

confounded

/ (kənˈfaʊndɪd) /

adjective

bewildered; confused

(prenominal) informal execrable; damned

Derived forms of confounded

confoundedly, adverb confoundedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for confounded (2 of 2)

confound

/ (kənˈfaʊnd) /

verb (tr)

to astound or perplex; bewilder

to mix up; confuse

to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)

(kɒnˈfaʊnd) to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it!)

to contradict or refute (an argument, etc)

to rout or defeat (an enemy)

obsolete to waste

Derived forms of confound

confoundable, adjective confounder, noun

Word Origin for confound

C13: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pour

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